• All contents (c) 2023, Graham Digital Holding Company. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • So far in 2023, the authorities have prosecuted five journalists, shut down at least two media companies and suspended one media outlet for 20 days. (amnesty.org)
  • GITEX Africa 2023, now the largest tech and start-up show in the African continent, will make its highly anticipated debut from 31 May-2 June, with the final preparations underway across ten halls and 45,000sqm of exhibition space in a purpose-built super venue at Place Bab Jdid, Bd Al Yarmouk in the Red City of Marrakech. (businessghana.com)
  • Decades-old tensions between Morocco and Algeria have deepened in recent years. (wtrf.com)
  • Adidas unveiled the new design last month, saying on its Middle East and North Africa Instagram account that the "Algeria culture wear collection" was inspired by the "architectural design of the iconic El Mechouar Palace" in the northern Algerian city of Tlemcen. (wtrf.com)
  • This will encourage Algerian companies to increase their exports, the Bank of Algeria hopes. (fmcgroup.com)
  • Less well known is that four of the eight 'provinces' or wilayat of the group's self-declared caliphate are located in Africa - Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Nigeria. (africacenter.org)
  • Authorities and religious leaders in Tajikistan and Algeria have in recent weeks accused Iran of subversive activity and propagating Shiism while Morocco last month announced that it was breaking off diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. (therealnews.com)
  • In the most recent incident, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, a pan-Arab, Saudi-owned newspaper , quoted, former Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments official Idah Falahi as demanding the withdrawal of Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi because of his "extensive contacts with civil society groups, through Facebook and social media" and alleged attempts to meddle in the dispute between Morocco and Algeria over the Western Sahara. (therealnews.com)
  • It…became apparent that Mousavi was in fact an Iranian intelligence agent , whose remit was to interfere in the dispute between Algeria and Morocco over the Western Sahara conflict," said Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat columnist Tony Duheaume. (therealnews.com)
  • Algerian news organization Twala reported on Farid Bedjaoui, the nephew of a former government minister, who has held millions of dollars in assets out of reach of authorities in Algeria and Italy, in trusts based in New Zealand and shell companies registered in his brother's name. (icij.org)
  • Algeria was now seeking EU investments in agriculture, water, transports and small and mediums sized companies. (afrol.com)
  • Most Mediterranean and East European countries have joined this policy, with only Algeria and Libya saying "no" in North Africa. (afrol.com)
  • In Algeria today, no one speaking out bravely and critically is safe from the authorities' repressive clutches, anyone deemed to be a threat from students to the elderly - have found themselves facing harassment, intimidation or arbitrary arrest simply for exercising their human rights," said Heba Morayef, Amnesty International's Director for the Middle East and North Africa. (amnesty.org)
  • Since 2000, serogroup W135 meningococci (ST-11) have been isolated from sporadic cases in Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, Niger, and Central African Republic and at the end of a serogroup A outbreak in 2001 and during a large outbreak during 2002 in Burkina Faso. (cdc.gov)
  • In the other, the EU is assuming command from NATO of an anti-piracy flotilla off the Horn of Africa. (blogspot.com)
  • The primary AFRICOM organization at Camp Lemonnier is Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). (tomdispatch.com)
  • A lawyer for the Moroccan government, Mourad Elajouti, sent "a legal warning" to Adidas on Sept. 30, demanding that the German company removed the collection within two weeks or released a statement "to identify the zellige art of Morocco as an inspiration" for the design of the Algerian team's jerseys. (wtrf.com)
  • Morocco last month broke off diplomatic relations with Iran, alleging that Tehran had provided financial and logistical support as well as surface-to-air missiles to the Algerian-backed West Saharan liberation movement , Frente Polisario, using Hezbollah as an intermediary. (therealnews.com)
  • The newspaper reported that Iran was seeking to recruit Algerian Shiites who travel to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq and was using Iranian companies as vehicles to promote Shiism. (therealnews.com)
  • The newspaper quoted Algerian member of parliament Abdurrahman Saidi as charging that Iran was attempting to create a Shiite movement in North Africa. (therealnews.com)
  • Bedjaoui was previously named in the Panama Papers investigation, which uncovered that he had used a cluster of offshore shell companies, many created by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, to facilitate some $275 million in bribes between the Algerian government and an Italian energy company to win lucrative pipeline contracts. (icij.org)
  • But most important, the meeting between Mr F le and Algerian government officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, served as a preparation for the important Association Council in Brussels on 15 June. (afrol.com)
  • What's delaying lifesaving aid after Morocco and Libya natural disasters? (yahoo.com)
  • In 2007, when Libya was still ruled by strongman Moammar Kadafi , a Turkish company, Arsel, was tasked with rehabilitating the dams and building a third dam in between. (yahoo.com)
  • Libya, Morocco and Iran all placed big orders. (linkiesta.it)
  • Containers with destination Morocco, Libya and Iran have this kind of setting, whose transportation is easier, if there is an assembly line at destination point. (linkiesta.it)
  • The number of businesses created in Morocco has witnessed an 11.7% annual decline in the year 2020, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). (fmcgroup.com)
  • Morocco is ranked 133rd out of 180 countries and territories in RSF's 2020 World Press Freedom Index . (rsf.org)
  • Meadows, who was charged along with former President Donald Trump and 17 others in Georgia for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, argued that his case should be tried federally because he was a federal official, an argument that is also being made by Trump himself. (theweek.com)
  • Bedjaoui, who earned the nickname "Mr. 3 Percent" for the cut he allegedly took for himself, was acquitted of criminal charges in Italy in 2020, but the Italian energy company - which was also acquitted of criminal charges - settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $24.5 million. (icij.org)
  • The China-Middle East & North Africa (Morocco) International Trade Digital Expo will take place online with the digital exhibition platform GTW-VE from 19 to 28 November 2020. (miegroups.com)
  • By 2020, the total was 149 million, more than half of whom lived in Asia and two out of five in Africa.1 In 2020, of the 155 countries with sufficient recent data to estimate progress, 53 were on track to reach the global target of 40% reduction in the number of stunted children by 2025 and 74 presented some progress towards that target. (who.int)
  • By 2020, there were an estimated 39 million overweight children under the age of 5 years in the world, almost half of whom lived in Asia and more than one quarter in Africa. (who.int)
  • These are product lines that have a big reach in North Africa and Middle East, where demand has risen after the Arab Spring. (linkiesta.it)
  • In my capacity as the Coalition's new regional coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), I spoke recently with several government and civil society stakeholders in Morocco's capital, Rabat. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • The idea is to use the economic and political turmoil our region is facing to redirect our work, and help tackle unemployment amongst our youth by given them the opportunity to become involved in conservation efforts in North Africa and the Middle East, especially concerning wetland areas," Benessaiah said. (medwet.org)
  • He said using religion to put across environmental messages was particularly effective in Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. (medwet.org)
  • Within the next weeks we will forward the system and all the maps we develop to countries in North Africa and the Middle East. (medwet.org)
  • Since October, journalists across the Middle East and North Africa have published stories based on a trove of nearly 12 million leaked documents exposing the shadowy offshore financial system that allows the wealthy and powerful to enrich themselves, often at the public's expense. (icij.org)
  • Here are some Pandora Papers highlights from ICIJ's partners in the Middle East and North Africa. (icij.org)
  • MIE Groups pioneered the channel for Chinese companies to participate in Middle East and Africa exhibitions. (miegroups.com)
  • After the maturity of the dubai exhibition market, MIE group has successively opened up neighboring countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, becoming the general agent of more than 100 famous local international exhibitions and organizing over 80,000 Chinese export-oriented enterprises exhibit in Middle East and Africa. (miegroups.com)
  • Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems across the Middle East and North Africa region through its sector-agnostic investment vehicle, Wamda Capital, which invests in high-growth technology and tech-enabled startups. (wamda.com)
  • GITEX Africa is the largest business event launch of any industry in the Middle East and Africa in recent years, and is affiliated with GITEX Global in Dubai, the world's largest tech and start-up show, rated by global tech executives as the world's best global tech event. (businessghana.com)
  • Momentum is gathering for companies based in Africa's coastal nations to fully recognise and understand the benefits of backing a Blue Economy, which covers a wide range of productive sectors that are crucial for the continent's sustainable development, including fisheries, aquaculture, transport, energy, trade and tourism as well as extractive industries. (modernghana.com)
  • The VC fund invests in startups located in Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya which are reportedly Africa's most dynamic ecosystems. (wamda.com)
  • In September, the dad-of-two is trekking North Africa's highest peak, Mount Toubkal in Morocco . (euronews.com)
  • Morocco will centre the global tech community's attention on Africa's united commitment to advancing the digital economy next week, converging the best minds from governments, businesses, big tech, start-ups, investors and youths to accelerate and catalyse the continent's ambitious digital transformation journey. (businessghana.com)
  • In attendance were GITEX Africa's official institutional partners the ANRT (Moroccan National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency), AMDIE (Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency), ONMT (Moroccan National Tourist Office), ONDA (National Airports Office), Royal Air Maroc, and ONCF (Moroccan National Railway Office). (businessghana.com)
  • GITEX Africa's impressive scale in its debut edition reflects the ambitions of Africa's digital movement, with cross-continental initiatives such as Smart Africa's vision to create a single digital market in Africa by 2030 propelling the continent to the forefront of the global digital economy. (businessghana.com)
  • RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Adidas acknowledged on Friday that the design for its new jersey collection for Algeria's national soccer team was inspired by Morocco's zellige mosaic pattern, resolving a dispute with the Moroccan government that had accused the sport apparel company of "cultural appropriation" of its heritage. (wtrf.com)
  • Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication demanded last month that Adidas pull the new collection off the market alleging that the design on the jerseys of the rival North African team depicts a traditional mosaic of colored earthenware tiles, known in Morocco as zellige. (wtrf.com)
  • The company added it has "deep respect for the people and craftsmen of Morocco," prompting officials in the North African country to express pride over its efforts to defend Moroccan cultural heritage on the global stage. (wtrf.com)
  • Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Moroccan authorities to stop harassing Omar Radi, an investigative reporter and human right defender who has been summoned for questioning by security officials in Casablanca today. (rsf.org)
  • The summons came just three days after Amnesty International reported that the Moroccan authorities had used a spyware app called Pegasus developed by the Israeli technology company NSO Group to hack into Radi's phone and monitor his activities. (rsf.org)
  • Instead of shedding light on the illegal surveillance of Omar Radi, the Moroccan authorities have preferred to target this journalist and initiate proceedings against him on the sole basis of unverified information circulating on social networks ," said Souhaieb Khayati, the head of RSF's North Africa desk. (rsf.org)
  • RABAT - Morocco has wheat stockpiles to cover five months of consumption after receiving most of its orders from Ukraine before the start of the conflict there, the head of the Moroccan federation of industrial millers said on Friday. (zawya.com)
  • Moroccan news outlet Le Desk found that Lalla Hasnaa, the sister of King Mohammed VI , used a company based in the British Virgin Islands, Oumaila Limited, to own a house in London's chic Kensington district . (icij.org)
  • Over three days in Morocco, the team will meet with government contacts, tour a couscous plant and two durum mills, and meet with the Moroccan Miller's Federation and the Moroccan Importers Federation. (uswheat.org)
  • The large Moroccan delegation taking part in the World Economic Forum, held from 16 to 20 January in Davos, includes several cabinet members and other officials. (northafricapost.com)
  • Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, GITEX Africa is hosted by the Digital Development Agency (ADD), under the authority of the Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform. (businessghana.com)
  • GITEX Africa will be an opportunity for Moroccan and African start-ups owners and young programmers to get in touch with regional and global investors and business incubators. (businessghana.com)
  • Bad earnings for a multinational company such as Toyota could mean job cuts in its factory in Egypt, and a slowdown in European economic growth may hurt China's exports to the Eurozone. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • Isao Sekiguchi, managing director of the North Africa Region and Egypt for Nissan Group, agreed. (nissanlebanon.com)
  • In Egypt, the reporting network Arabic Reporters for Investigative Journalism found that oil tycoon Magdy Rasikh's company, Fleet Energy , received approval to import natural gas into the country and supply it to homes and businesses - despite the fact that Rasikh had been convicted in absentia on charges that he and a former government minister had colluded to misuse public funds. (icij.org)
  • Mr. Messaoud is helping to coordinate an AIESEC exchange called the Salaam Program that allows U.S. companies to host Arab business and technical students from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates for internships of eight weeks to 12 months. (globalatlanta.com)
  • Research indicates that the Blue Economy has the potential to be a major source of wealth and prosperity for the continent and help advance the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. (modernghana.com)
  • Attica Group parent company of SUPERFAST FERRIES, BLUE STAR FERRIES and HELLENIC SEAWAYS is pleased to announce its distinction in the GREEN AWARDS 2022 organized by Boussias Communications under the auspices of the Greek Environmental Scientists Association. (superfast.com)
  • The company claims to have over 250,000 downloads while achieving more than 100 percent growth in 2022. (arabnews.com)
  • In Morocco-a country often recognized for its political moderation and relative tolerance for critical media-authorities jailed maverick editor Ali Lmrabet for eight months because of critical articles and cartoons he published about the country's young monarch, King Mohammed VI. (cpj.org)
  • The Tunisian Ministry of Economy has launched an online platform to allow companies impacted by COVID-19 to benefit from the country's supportive measures. (fmcgroup.com)
  • A government statement "categorically denied the false and unfounded allegations" that the North African country's intelligence services had used the software. (fmep.org)
  • The safety of Zimbabwe's airspace is in doubt as the southern African country's meteorological service is incapable of supplying weather information they need. (afrik-news.com)
  • More than 1,000 people died following a devastating earthquake in Morocco on Friday, the country's interior ministry said. (theweek.com)
  • ALSA has operated in Morocco since 1999 when it commenced operating in Marrakech. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Renault-Nissan Alliance, world leader in zero-emission mobility,* will provide a fleet of 50 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation's COP22 Climate Conference in Marrakech, Morocco. (nissanlebanon.com)
  • MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) - A uncommon, highly effective earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night time, killing greater than 800 folks and damaging buildings from villages within the Atlas Mountains to the historic metropolis of Marrakech. (businesskhabar.com)
  • Saudi efforts to isolate Iran internationally are producing results in North Africa and Central Asia. (therealnews.com)
  • However, while knowledge of the clonal complexes has provided important information on meningococcal disease in Africa, more detailed isolate characterization has shown that important diversity is overlooked by relying solely on sequence type. (cdc.gov)
  • In June 2018, it was awarded a 15-year contract to operate services in Rabat, Salé and Temara in a joint venture with local company CityBus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The emergence in recent years of Al-Jazeera, the revamped United Arab Emirates-based Abu Dhabi TV and the pan-Arab Al-Arabiyya demonstrated that despite some weak points, Arab media were a force to be reckoned with in terms of spot news reporting and political debate. (cpj.org)
  • So here's another question: Who decided in 2007 that a U.S. Africa Command should be set up to begin a process of turning that continent into a web of U.S. bases and other operations? (tomdispatch.com)
  • According to Pat Barnes, a spokesman for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Camp Lemonnier serves as the only official U.S. base on the continent. (tomdispatch.com)
  • From military glitches to development hitches, discover our ongoing coverage of the power struggles shaping the African continent. (africaintelligence.com)
  • Africa Intelligence brings you exclusive coverage of the major political, economic and diplomatic issues at stake on the African continent, identifying power players on the rise and low-frequency signals on the horizon. (africaintelligence.com)
  • We're witnessing a historic event, the first ever edition of GITEX Africa, and the largest tech networking and learning business event in the African continent. (businessghana.com)
  • In the case of Iran, for example, citizen journalists (ordinary people using their mobile phone cameras and sending reports through Twitter and social networking Web sites such as Facebook) became a major source of news when Tehran banned reporters from going out on the streets. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • Before long, RICU was covertly leafleting homes across the UK, hosting stalls at events for students newly-arrived at university, providing media to be disseminated through Muslim civil society groups on websites, Facebook and Twitter, and establishing a PR company that would persuade journalists to take an interest in these groups. (middleeasteye.net)
  • We're equally dedicated to fostering local talent and contributing to the growth of the Saudi economy," as stated by Tabby's official account on X, formerly known as Twitter. (arabnews.com)
  • North Africa Post's news desk is composed of journalists and editors, who are constantly working to provide new and accurate stories to NAP readers. (northafricapost.com)
  • The government's crackdown must end immediately and all those who were arrested solely for peacefully expressing their opinion or criticizing the government, including journalists and media workers who have been convicted of vague and overbroad offences such as 'spreading fake news' or 'offending public officials', must be released immediately and unconditionally. (amnesty.org)
  • The agreement aims to promote economic and trade relations between Morocco and Israel. (fmcgroup.com)
  • These developments have increased the need for news outlets that can provide real-time information and in-depth reporting on issues including economic indicators, regulatory policies, stock markets, companies and currencies and how they affect the lives and earnings of investors and ordinary people. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • Though a timeline for the project's completion was not given, American and EU officials remained optimistic about its propensity for economic investments. (theweek.com)
  • African businesses are being challenged to wake up to the economic, social and environmental power of the Blue Economy. (modernghana.com)
  • Tunisian telecommunication company Telnet Holding and Russian space agency Roscosmos have made a successful launch of Challenger One, the first satellite entirely manufactured in Tunisia. (fmcgroup.com)
  • Businesses interested in learning how they can be part of the rising tide involved in the Blue Economy are invited to attend the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF), which is being held in Tunisia on 25-26 June. (modernghana.com)
  • Government ministers and officials from Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Somaliland, Tunisia and Seychelles already confirmed speakers whilst more official delegations from other African countries are also expected to be present. (modernghana.com)
  • AIESEC, the world's largest student-run international exchange program, will place students from four Arab countries in internships with Atlanta companies, according to Oussama Messaoud, president of the organization's Tunisia chapter. (globalatlanta.com)
  • Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced that Telnet Holding plans to launch 20 additional satellites in the coming years, in partnership with other countries, notably from Africa and the Arab world. (fmcgroup.com)
  • however, they were not implicated in any cases connected with terrorism, either in Morocco, or in other countries. (pravda.ru)
  • Nigeria predicts that Boko Haram will soon be defeated, but the militant group's ties with Islamic State mean that would probably push the fighters further into neighbouring countries, writes BBC Monitoring Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo. (africacenter.org)
  • Morocco is one of the countries selected as a focus for 2012. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • But in Morocco just as in the other Arab countries that fringe the Mediterranean, overuse of water, intensive agriculture and tourism pressures are all putting wetlands at risk. (medwet.org)
  • Kathrin Weise, project manager of satellite imaging company Jenaoptronik, says Arab countries and Jordan in particular are about to enter of new phase of wetland monitoring. (medwet.org)
  • The same is true in other African countries. (tomdispatch.com)
  • It will welcome 900 big tech companies, government entities, start-ups and participants from more than 100 countries, while attracting tens of thousands of attendees from all over the world. (businessghana.com)
  • Mass vaccination with serogroup A/C plain polysaccharide vaccines has been used to control outbreaks, once they have been identified, in a number of African countries. (cdc.gov)
  • The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the North African nation in the province of Al Haouz around 11 p.m. local time, according to a reading from the U.S. Geological Survey . (theweek.com)
  • Epidemic meningococcal disease has occurred in Africa for approximately 100 years and has been recognized as a particular problem in sub-Saharan Africa, "the meningitis belt," since 1963. (cdc.gov)
  • The General Confederation of Enterprises in Morocco (CGEM) has signed a partnership agreement with the Israeli Employers and Business Organizations (IEBO), the Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI), and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC). (fmcgroup.com)
  • Milchan, who was connected to fraud charges filed against former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , is the beneficial owner of offshore companies that purchased luxury real estate in New York and Malibu and hold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art and antiquities. (icij.org)
  • Ahmed Osilan, managing director and executive board member at Tanmiah Food Co., told Arab News that agricultural and scientific developments mean the Kingdom can now export products it previously needed to import. (arabnews.com)
  • Millions of people in Saudi Arabia rely on Tabby today, so it's an incredibly important step to crystalize our foundations in the Kingdom and continue building toward financial freedom for our community," Tabby's CEO Hosam Arab told Arab News in August. (arabnews.com)
  • Another source said the National Security Council is not involved and that the assessment is being carried out by senior defense, intelligence, and diplomatic officials. (fmep.org)
  • A better-than-anticipated fall in the unemployment rate in the United States can boost financial markets in Asia and Europe: investors will be more optimistic about the health and the future of the U.S. economy, and that means more business for companies that trade with the United States. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • ICIJ's partners in the region investigated the offshore dealings of government officials, contracts, royals, business tycoons and more. (icij.org)
  • Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business. (businesskhabar.com)
  • The African market represents a huge opportunity to build innovative tech-enabled platforms that transform traditional business models across key sectors of the economy. (wamda.com)
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  • In today's Sri Lanka, October 1591 saw a Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna Kingdom in the north of the island. (justworldnews.org)
  • In north-west Africa, in March, the Saadi ruler of Morocco sent a force under Judar Pasha to fight the Songhai Empire in Tondibi, in today's Mali. (justworldnews.org)
  • They call it the New Spice Route, an homage to the medieval trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia, even if today's "spice road" has nothing to do with cinnamon, cloves, or silks. (tomdispatch.com)
  • In doing so they are benefitting from ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Islam's appeal in North Africa and Central Asia even if Saudi Arabia is believed to have substantially reduced its financial support for Salafi and other groups. (therealnews.com)
  • In 1600, when a group of London merchants formed the East India Company, Lancaster was given command of its first fleet. (justworldnews.org)
  • Africa Intelligence uses cookies to provide reliable and secure features, measure and analyse website traffic and provide support to the website users. (africaintelligence.com)
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  • Five young girls were behind a series of deadly explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday evening, security sources say. (africacenter.org)
  • While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an interesting part of the renewable energy mix of the future," said Baard Mikkelsen, chief executive of Statkraft , the federally-owned utility company that built and operates the prototype plant. (blogspot.com)
  • Instead, it's a superpower's superhighway, on which trucks and ships shuttle fuel, food, and military equipment through a growing maritime and ground transportation infrastructure to a network of supply depots, tiny camps, and airfields meant to service a fast-growing U.S. military presence in Africa. (tomdispatch.com)
  • Twelve years after the first Gulf War, when all eyes were glued to CNN and its live coverage from Baghdad, a bevy of new Arab satellite news channels were on the ground in 2003, breaking news and captivating viewers. (cpj.org)
  • Air Arabia, the UAE carrier, has for the past seven years continued to gain more wind beneath its wings in the Middle Eastern, North. (afrik-news.com)
  • Drawing on its CVE work over the years, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies highlights some of the recurring themes. (africacenter.org)
  • It has been twelve years since Morocco became a signatory to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world's first permanent international court to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • The magnitude 6.8 quake was the toughest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and it toppled buildings and partitions in historic cities constituted of stone and masonry not designed to resist quakes. (businesskhabar.com)
  • Efforts to counter violent extremism (CVE) in Africa long pre-date ISIS, however. (africacenter.org)
  • Many of the victims are believed to have lived in remote areas, and officials said that rescue efforts will likely take days as the death toll rises. (theweek.com)
  • CJTF-HOA's efforts are focused in East Africa and they work with partner nations to assist them in strengthening their defense capabilities. (tomdispatch.com)
  • This year, USW Program Manager Erica Oakley will lead a North Africa and European Board Team to Morocco, Italy and Israel in early March. (uswheat.org)
  • Annihilation of this Al-Qaida group became the first successful operation of the kind in North Africa. (pravda.ru)
  • It's going to be a nice Christmas for Iveco and Fiat Industrial (both Fiat Chrysler group companies), according to documents obtained by Linkiesta. (linkiesta.it)
  • In Morocco, Renault Group is the only major automaker to market a fully electric range of vehicles. (nissanlebanon.com)
  • The Renault-Nissan Alliance is proud to contribute to COP22 by providing a fleet of 50 100 percent electric vehicles," said Marc Nassif, managing director of Renault Morocco Group and Alliance COP22 leader. (nissanlebanon.com)
  • Attica Group faithful to its commitment to adopt environmentally sustainable practices, was the first company to introduce biodegradable cards in the Greek passenger shipping in an effort to reduce its environmental footprint and protect the environment. (superfast.com)
  • Attica Group is engaged in passenger shipping through SUPERFAST FERRIES, BLUE STAR FERRIES, HELLENIC SEAWAYS and AFRICA MOROCCO LINK operating 31 vessels providing modern, high-quality transportation services in Greece and abroad. (superfast.com)
  • In addition, you will be informed about services and offers about itineraries that can be also operated by the cooperating companies of Attica Group, Blue Star Ferries and Hellenic Seaways. (superfast.com)
  • Who decided that every Islamist rebel group in Africa, no matter how local or locally focused, was a threat to the U.S., calling for a military response? (tomdispatch.com)
  • The jersey dispute has been favorably resolved to underline "the pivotal role Morocco plays in the region in defending the intangible cultural heritage in the face of cultural appropriation attempts," he said. (wtrf.com)
  • Regulatory officials have previously confirmed that they aim to have issued the licences by early 2013, but do not expect services to be available any earlier than the end of that year. (developingtelecoms.com)
  • Bloomberg LP, which had started as a company that provides financial data, launched a news department in 1990 and now operates a television station, a radio, a Web site along with its main platform: the Bloomberg terminal. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • The company operates facilities in Central and Western Arizona and in the Imperial and Central Valleys of California. (uswheat.org)
  • Debates have focused mainly on the role of the Internet and satellite television stations, especially Al Jazeera in Qatar, in breaking down government controls over news. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • Approved For Release 1999/08/25: CIA-RDP78-03062A000800030005-6 Approved For Release 1999/08/25: CIA-RDP78-03062A000800030005-6 PROTEST - CONDEMN - DEMAND On April 3, 1964, when the Brazilian government arrested nine Chinese Communist trade and news officials, and announced its intention to try them, the Chinese Communists launched an in- tense propaganda operation which, as of early June was still continu- ing. (cia.gov)
  • Ratifying the Rome Statute would be consistent with the commitment of the government of Morocco to uphold human rights as enshrined in the newly-amended constitution. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • In Morocco, key stakeholders have been calling for the adoption and implementation of concrete measures that make governance systems more transparent, accountable and effective, and which combat impunity through the echelons of government. (middleeastmonitor.com)
  • However, U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones ruled that Meadows was not acting in an official government capacity when he committed his alleged crimes, writing that he had "not shown that the actions that triggered the State's prosecution related to his federal office. (theweek.com)
  • A federal appeals court said Friday that the White House, FBI and other government officials likely violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to moderate content posts about Covid-19. (theweek.com)
  • Shomrim also uncovered documents indicating that embattled mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz's family sought to move more than $1 billion from funds in Liechtenstein to the Cook Islands and reported on three brothers who used companies registered in the British Virgin Islands to win government contracts in Ghana . (icij.org)
  • Daraj Media, another multinational Arabic reporting network, investigated Lebanese banker and former government minister Marwan Kheireddine , who set up companies in the British Virgin Islands at a time when a financial collapse wiped out the savings of many Lebanese citizens like Wafaa bu Hamdan, a 57-year-old widow who told Daraj she lost the equivalent of $60,000. (icij.org)
  • A covert propaganda unit created by the British government in a bid to win Muslim hearts and minds was inspired by a history of the Cold War that warned of the dangers of propaganda, according to a number of officials involved in the scheme. (middleeasteye.net)
  • Morocco is entering, thanks to the leadership of King Mohammed VI, a new phase of its development characterized by the building of a Social State, the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, said on Wednesday in Davos. (northafricapost.com)
  • GlobalAtlanta and AIESEC's chapter at Georgia Tech published the book of essays written by Atlanta businesspersons, Georgia government officials and students about international issues. (globalatlanta.com)
  • Of these children, 70% lived in Asia and 27% in Africa. (who.int)
  • In regions where the disease is endemic, such as Asia and Africa, this condition still accounts for 30-50% of all cases of compressive myelopathy resulting in paraplegia. (medscape.com)
  • Already last year the Wall Street Journal unveiled a similar sale to the Iranian regime, a news that upset many policy makers in Washington. (linkiesta.it)
  • The Green Awards aim at promoting and rewarding companies whose products and services are the outcome of innovation and excellence. (superfast.com)
  • This first edition will definitely contribute to enhance digital transition in Africa as a future innovation hub, led by its young talents and competitive start-ups. (businessghana.com)
  • Zellige art and craftwork is present and practiced across North Africa and Andalusia, an autonomous region of Spain. (wtrf.com)
  • The World Heritage status for Victoria Falls is under siege after hotel companies and environmental groups voiced their concerns on plans to increase flights over. (afrik-news.com)
  • They stem largely from a dispute over the Western Sahara, a territory annexed by Morocco in 1975. (wtrf.com)
  • Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) comes to Tunis on June 25-26. (modernghana.com)
  • Leila Ben Hassen, organiser and founder of ABEF2019, said: "There needs to be more awareness of the Blue Economy and a realisation of how important it is to the future of Africa. (modernghana.com)
  • The recent arrest for subversion and espionage in Brazil of nine Chinese trade and news representatives is a good case in point. (cia.gov)
  • But the cross-Sahara trade routes were anyway starting to lose out to the naval trade routes being strengthened around West Africa by the Portuguese and other European "big ship" nations. (justworldnews.org)
  • Media freedom is a fundamental right, but nearly half of the world's population has no access to freely reported news and information. (rsf.org)
  • NPP primaries: 'Run for seat' Ama Dokua wins Okaikwei North amidst opposition on. (modernghana.com)
  • In 1962 the company started a route from Oviedo to Madrid, and in 1964 started its first international service from Oviedo to Paris and Brussels. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lufthansa, Swiss and Brussels Airlines have merged forces to provide a seamless travel, otherwise known as a 'free-from-disturbance', product towards Africa. (afrik-news.com)
  • Radi , 33, who is the co-creator of the news website Le Desk and is well known for his coverage of protests and corruption, announced yesterday that he has been summoned for questioning today by a unit at the Directorate General for National Security. (rsf.org)
  • The decision comes as the company inked a memorandum of understanding with the Kingdom's Ministry of Investment. (arabnews.com)
  • The Seasmiles Loyalty Scheme is available to passengers sailing with SUPERFAST FERRIES, BLUE STAR FERRIES and HELLENIC SEAWAYS to Cyclades, the Dodecanese, the North-East Aegean islands, the Saronic islands, Sporades and Crete, as well as in the Greece - Italy routes offering exclusive benefits, discounts and special offers to its members. (superfast.com)
  • The dangers of climate change could have a far more devastating effect on Africa than previously thought, warned a renowned British Scientist. (afrik-news.com)
  • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has appointed top African scientist John Kilani to head its sustainable development unit, charged with. (afrik-news.com)
  • In East African ports, huge metal shipping containers arrive with the everyday necessities for a military on the make. (tomdispatch.com)
  • Autocratic governments continued to exert tremendous leverage over their national media, stifling the emergence of truly representative, independent news outlets. (cpj.org)
  • Recognizing the demand, news organizations started to put more emphasis on their financial coverage and new outlets sprang up. (arabmediasociety.com)
  • Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. (theweek.com)
  • The company intends to strategically strengthen its presence in its largest market, given that 80 percent of its customers hail from the Kingdom. (arabnews.com)