• In the second half of 2023, our Region was ravaged by six new emergencies, including major a cholera outbreak in Sudan on the back of escalating conflict, floods in Libya, major earthquakes in Morocco and Afghanistan, and the ongoing tragedy unfolding in the occupied Palestinian territory, one of the most challenging humanitarian and public health crises in the Region's modern history. (who.int)
  • Economically, historically and politically, Egypt is one of the most important countries in the Middle East and Northeast Africa. (cnewa.org)
  • The Tunisian military was highly institutionalised and both economically and politically disenfranchised from the regime, and so its officers were not invested in the survival of the regime. (lu.se)
  • FILE - Moroccans celebrate in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday Dec. 10, 2022, after defeating Portugal in the quarterfinal soccer match of the World Cup played in Qatar. (westerlynews.ca)
  • Amanda Alencar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she specialises in media and migration and intercultural communication. (imiscoe.org)
  • In cooperation with the secretariat of the ALF, the network works on culturally and politically relevant topics concerning the intercultural dialogue across the Euro-Mediterranean region to increase the visibility of the Euro-Mediterranean topics in the public debate. (annalindhfoundation.org)
  • The second case study is the two Spanish enclaves in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, whose fences, bordering Morocco since 1995, have been for years key crossing points for sub-Saharan migrants into Europe. (imiscoe.org)
  • one focused on a three-state cluster in the northwest corner of South America (Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela), the other on a five-state cluster along coastal North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt). (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • The agreements in question are in the portfolio of Nareva, the wind energy company that is owned by the king of Morocco, who bears a personal responsibility for the continued occupation of the last colony in Africa. (wsrw.org)
  • Speaking on the final day of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Omar Hilale said Morocco is resolute in finding a solution to the "fabricated regional conflict" as an aid to promoting peace and stability in the region and Africa more widely. (arabnews.com)
  • The Moroccan media market has grown in size and complexity since the state's broadcasting monopoly ended and broadcasting was opened up to private enterprise in 2005. (rsf.org)
  • A survey by the Moroccan news website Le Desk and the international media freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has identified the Moroccan media sector's leading players and their interests outside the media. (rsf.org)
  • The Moroccan media landscape and its links to the country's power centres have been closely scrutinized for the first time. (rsf.org)
  • For the first time, a map has been compiled of the ecosystem of Moroccan media outlets that count. (rsf.org)
  • Morocco granted temporary legal status to United Nations-recognized asylum-seekers and thousands of economic migrants, pending an overhaul of its laws on asylum and foreigners on Moroccan soil. (hrw.org)
  • c) Locating Boujdour in Morocco is a tacit recognition of the Western Sahara as part of the Moroccan territory. (wsrw.org)
  • Jews, Muslims, and Mass Media: Mediating the Other. (wikipedia.org)
  • They said the changes under Suissa's leadership have left Los Angeles Jews, particularly the politically liberal, needing something different. (jta.org)
  • The ability of the two countries, Morocco and Libya, to respond to tragedy stands in sharp contrast. (cidob.org)
  • The MOM investigation, which took three months, focussed on 46 media outlets and the 36 companies that own them. (rsf.org)
  • Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer lashed out at the compact this week, warning it could lead to an erosion of Canada's sovereign authority to make decisions on immigration and could exert inappropriate influence over media outlets. (cbc.ca)
  • The compact calls for the promotion of 'independent, objective and quality reporting of media outlets' by 'sensitizing and educating media professionals on migration-related issues and terminology,' and encourages de-funding media outlets that promote xenophobia, racism and intolerance toward migrants. (cbc.ca)
  • The emails come from senior editors who work for an organization with responsibility for state media outlets such as the state news agency MTI and multiple television and radio stations. (politico.eu)
  • Kylie shared her new theory with several European media outlets this weekend. (taylordailypress.net)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the territory that it controls. (state.gov)
  • Ali Anouzla, editor of the independent news website Lakome2.com, faced prosecution for harming Morocco's "territorial integrity" after an interview with a German newspaper in 2015 quoted him as referring to Western Sahara as "occupied. (hrw.org)
  • Since 2016, consecutive rulings by the EU Court of Justice have ruled that Western Sahara is a "separate and distinct" territory from any country in the world, including Morocco, and that its people have a right to self-determination - as already concluded by the International Court of Justice in 1975 and repeated in well over 100 UN Resolutions. (wsrw.org)
  • 1. In four consecutive rulings, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has underlined that Western Sahara and Morocco are two 'distinct and separate' territories and that the legal prerequisite for economic activities in Western Sahara is the explicit consent of the Saharawi people. (wsrw.org)
  • The Western Sahara conflict dates back to 1975, after the withdrawal of colonial occupier Spain, sparking a 15-year war between the Algeria-backed Polisario Front and Morocco for control over the territory. (arabnews.com)
  • Hamevasser was distributed in various parts of the Ottoman empire and beyond, reaching Greece, Bulgaria, Tunisia and Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • Its founding editor, Kelly Hartog, the Jewish Journal's managing editor until she was laid off in October, described SoCal Jewish News on Twitter as "a megaphone for Jewish news, all filtered through a lens of ethics, objectivity and professionalism. (jta.org)
  • Belgian prosecutors said last month that they s uspect a former EU lawmaker, Pier Antonio Panzeri, "of intervening politically with members working at the European Parliament for the benefit of Qatar and Morocco, against payment. (maghrebi.org)
  • The European Parliament launched the procedure in 2018 , citing media freedom as one of many issues that gave cause for alarm. (politico.eu)
  • She declared her innocence and said that she had never allowed herself to be bribed by countries such as Qatar and Morocco, which, according to the investigation, tried to influence decision-making in the European Parliament. (taylordailypress.net)
  • The ALF Network in Germany collaborated in large scale cross-cultural dialogue programmes with civil society partners in countries including Egypt, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sweden and Türkiye. (annalindhfoundation.org)
  • At least 2,900 people are known to have died and 5,500 injured in the deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco, in the High Atlas Mountains on 8th September. (cidob.org)
  • Morocco is a functioning modern state and within days, after the devastating earthquake, the Nationale 10 road which crosses the mountains through the Tizin' Test pass was reopened, and thousands of ordinary Moroccans mobilised to bring aid to survivors whose houses and means of livelihood had been utterly destroyed in often remote and very beautiful villages, usually built several stories high of mud bricks which can last centuries. (cidob.org)
  • Now for a small piece of (possibly) good news, Biden has declared that US "partners" are " are not looking for a Third World War " . (defending-gibraltar.net)
  • In Morocco, people have embraced the team's foreign-born players as their native sons. (westerlynews.ca)
  • The International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science and Technology (MILSET - Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique Et Technique) is a non-governmental, non-profit and politically independent youth organisation, which aims at developing scientific culture among young people through the organisation of science-and-technology programmes, including science fairs, science camps, congresses and other activities of high quality. (milset.org)
  • Hussen said the fierce opposition from Canada's Conservatives is politically motivated. (cbc.ca)
  • Security forces launched a broad crackdown on the opposition and the news media in the aftermath of the attack, arresting hundreds of individuals suspected of sympathizing with the rebels. (cpj.org)
  • Morocco continues to support the efforts of the UN to relaunch roundtables with the same format and the same participants, especially Algeria, the main party to this conflict, in line with its Security Council resolution 2654," he added. (arabnews.com)
  • The number of debunked fake news stories relating to religious minorities has increased consistently, rising from 25 percent in 2017 to 29 percent in 2018 and surging to 45 percent in 2019. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Screenshots of the internal emails detailing instructions to state media staff, all dating from the second half of 2019, were sent anonymously to POLITICO. (politico.eu)
  • Some who took part in anti-government protests after the 2009 election had never been politically active before, but suddenly found themselves in the crosshairs of security and intelligence forces. (hrw.org)
  • The findings of this survey, entitled Media Ownership Monitor Morocco (MOM), and the first database about Morocco's media are now available to the public at www.maroc.mom-rsf.org - a trilingual website (French, Arabic and English) that was unveiled in Casablanca today. (rsf.org)
  • Casablanca, 17 November 2017 - According to the MOM's findings, nine of the 36 media companies involved in Morocco's most influential media are directly linked to the state, the government or the royal family. (rsf.org)
  • SoCal Jewish News has begun publishing stories via email newsletters and social media. (jta.org)
  • I have seen social media calling Rarara out on his not being a Kano indigene, getting rich in Kano through his songs, and yet insulting Kano's leaders. (katsinatimes.com)
  • During the retake, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies blocked social media platforms. (eff.org)
  • Days before the event, Saharawi Civil Society in Europe had run a social media campaign under the slogan #SiemensGamesaGetOut. (wsrw.org)
  • We are the information age, and what is to come will undoubtedly be heavily influenced by the ever powerful social media . (historycooperative.org)
  • Fake news towards the Muslim community has a massive pull. (middleeasteye.net)
  • It seems to be Muslim in Britain and reassure the media, one must shackle oneself , and tear out one's throat . (everything2.com)
  • Fake news about Muslims in Spain is constant and is closely linked to migration fake news. (middleeasteye.net)
  • The video is one of many recent items of fake news that have spread in Spain with the aim of attacking immigrants, predominantly Arabs and Muslims. (middleeasteye.net)
  • When it comes to fake news about Islam, the most common themes are those linking Muslims to benefits, violence and terrorism," Diez explains. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Through disinformation, the foreignisation of Muslims in Spain is reinforced, since most of the fake news about Muslims links them directly with immigration. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Speaking at a news conference in Rabat with the EU's top diplomat, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Bourita said that EU-Morocco relations are under attack. (maghrebi.org)
  • Spanish TV TVE just reported troops in #Morocco were mobilised from Sahara to #Rabat & #Casablanca. (libcom.org)
  • Morocco enacted laws in 2016 that advanced free expression and the rights of domestic workers, victims of human trafficking, and person with disabilities. (hrw.org)
  • From 2017 to 2020, Maldita Migracion identified 321 items of fake news related to migration and religion. (middleeasteye.net)
  • In September 2020, SGRE issued a press release on obtaining the contract for the 300-MW Boujdour wind farm, locating it "in the South of Morocco" . (wsrw.org)
  • b) On what legal basis did SGRE conclude that the Boujdour wind farm is to be located in "the South of Morocco", a view expressed in its press release in September 2020? (wsrw.org)
  • Generally, the news-coverage in Hamevasser were concentrated around Jewish and Turkish affairs, the affairs of the Ottoman empire and Jewish-Turkish-Ottoman relations. (wikipedia.org)
  • A still from the promotional video for SoCal Jewish News, a Los Angeles-based Jewish publication run by former staff of the Jewish Journal that is aiming to launch. (jta.org)
  • JTA ) - A team of journalists once employed by the flagship Jewish newspaper in Los Angeles is trying to create an alternative news source for America's second-largest Jewish community. (jta.org)
  • SoCal Jewish News announced itself last month with a GoFundMe campaign and a July 19 target launch date. (jta.org)
  • Without mentioning the 35-year-old Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, the new website emphasizes that it will be different from the Jewish news currently on offer in the city. (jta.org)
  • SoCal Jewish News is "committed to covering the entire community," the site says. (jta.org)
  • It's unclear whether SoCal Jewish News will get off the ground. (jta.org)
  • Authorities require but often refuse to issue permits for foreign broadcast media to film in Morocco. (hrw.org)
  • Authorities have kept sealed since 2006 houses belonging to the movement's leader and another member in eastern Morocco, without providing a legal basis. (hrw.org)
  • Nasser Bourita claimed January the 5th that the north African country is the target of calculated media attacks and legal harassment aimed at undermining ties with the European Union, weeks after Belgian authorities implicated Morocco in a major corruption scandal. (maghrebi.org)
  • Since launching its Stop Torture campaign in May 2014, Amnesty International has issued reports on torture in Mexico , Morocco , Nigeria , the Philippines and Uzbekistan . (amnesty.org)
  • The emails also confirm that, as reported previously by Hungarian daily Népszava, an explicit order was issued preventing state media employees from mentioning reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in their coverage. (politico.eu)
  • We can show the rest of the world that Morocco is no longer France's backyard. (westerlynews.ca)
  • Sign up for our daily newsletter covering global breaking news around the world. (bnn.network)
  • Breaking world news, latest headlines and stories from POST Online Media. (poandpo.com)
  • Editors working in state media are provided with lists of sensitive topics, and any coverage related to the issues mentioned requires staff to send draft content for approval from higher up, the internal correspondence shows. (politico.eu)
  • Prior to his tenure at BNN, Olalekan honed his craft across various news platforms, amassing a wealth of experience and insights. (bnn.network)
  • For the former protectorate, the match against the defending champion is an opportunity to show that Morocco is a formidable foe - on the soccer pitch at least - even though immigration between the two countries has blurred the lines for many in France and Morocco about who to support Wednesday in Qatar. (westerlynews.ca)
  • His deep commitment to the journalistic pursuit makes him a formidable voice in the ever-evolving media landscape. (bnn.network)
  • Hungarian state media bosses told staff they need permission to report on Greta Thunberg and EU politics, and banned coverage of reports from leading human rights organizations, according to internal emails obtained by POLITICO. (politico.eu)
  • Hungarian journalists have long raised concerns that some politically sensitive issues are absent from the news coverage of state-owned television channels. (politico.eu)
  • The emails appear to focus particularly on the news wire's coverage. (politico.eu)
  • I am primarily interested in migration's cultural dimensions and how migration is represented in stories and visual media to reflect on trajectories of im/mobility. (imiscoe.org)
  • Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is in Marrakech, Morocco, to formally adopt the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. (cbc.ca)
  • Every meeting of Morocco and France, the North African country's former colonial ruler, meet in an international tournament, emotions run high among players and their supporters. (westerlynews.ca)
  • Journalists do not know who ultimately green-lights the articles whose subject matter is on the list, said one state media employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisal. (politico.eu)
  • They welcome the experience and professionalism they bring from Europe's top clubs and are proud they chose Morocco as their national team when they could have played for the countries of their births, from Spain to Canada to Belgium and beyond. (westerlynews.ca)
  • Goverde had applied repeatedly for a card since moving to Morocco in October 2013 but never received a response. (hrw.org)
  • However, on her European "media tour", Kylie has repeatedly declared her innocence. (taylordailypress.net)
  • Qatar vehemently denies involvement, but Morocco had not publicly responded to allegations in separate arrest warrants for Panzeri's wife and daughter - documents seen by The Associated Press - that its ambassador to Poland might have given them unspecified "gifts. (maghrebi.org)
  • It just basically works to enable countries to foster inclusive and cohesive societies by empowering migrants, for example, to become active members of the community,' he said in an interview from Marrakech, Morocco, where the framework will be formally adopted next week. (cbc.ca)
  • The testimony of these activists, many of whom remain politically active as refugees in Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan,shed light on the unprecedented pressures on civil society in Iran that began during the first term of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005, Human Rights Watch said. (hrw.org)
  • Some supported me as they wanted a woman to be as politically active as a man. (projecthope.org)
  • If we consider the topic even deeper, the news is not actually about what happened in the past, but rather the stories about what happened-a narrative, if you will, sculpted and fine tuned, by each special media that churns it out. (historycooperative.org)
  • Politically, I am apolitical, meaning I really don't care who rules the country. (katsinatimes.com)
  • Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. (louisville.edu)
  • It attempts to influence how our free and independent media report on immigration issues and it could open the door to foreign bureaucrats telling Canada how to manage our borders,' he said. (cbc.ca)
  • The independent fact-checking organisation Maldita was founded in 2017 in order to combat the rise in misinformation and debunk viral fake news. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Take for instance the coffeehouses in Stuart England, tea houses in China during it's early republican phase, marketplaces in today's Morocco, runner networks in the Mogul Raj of India, poetry from the street in 17th century Rome, slave rebellions in 19th century Brazil, and even the bread and circuses of the great Roman Empire. (historycooperative.org)
  • Four of them - SOREAD, SNRT, EcoMedias and Horizon Press - are among the most important media companies in terms of turnover and show the potential influence of politically linked media owners. (rsf.org)
  • However, restrictive laws remain, including the 2004 Press and Publications Act, which allows extensive government control of the media. (cpj.org)
  • Until now, Morocco had a special treatment and was viewed by EU officials with rose tinted spectacles. (maghrebi.org)
  • Vladimir Jabotinsky functioned as the key organizer of this Zionist media network. (wikipedia.org)
  • Port Sudan is a politically unstable city that serves as Sudan's primary connection to international trade routes. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
  • In February, the government reinstated formal censorship of the print news media, instructing local editors to submit each issue for pre-approval. (cpj.org)
  • The Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) sheds light on its faces and connections, and the impact of advertising - with its still opaque channels - on the funding of some media. (rsf.org)
  • An Egyptian lawyer has pressed charges against a former premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq for "inciting public opinion through a hostile channel", local media has reported. (newarab.com)
  • It was common for foreign agents and informers to frequent the tree, either to pick up the latest news, or to plant it there for spreading. (historycooperative.org)