Monthly Archives: November 2017

Chefchaouen – Huddling against a hillside in northern Morocco is a tourist town famed for the striking blue of its buildings, and now the mayor is mixing in another colour – green. Chefchaouen – known locally as Chaouen – wants to become a model for sustainable development at a time when the northwest African kingdom has shone a spotlight onto… Read more »

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — “Eight hundred,” says the auctioneer. “900 … 1,000 … 1,100 …” Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars — the equivalent of $800. Not a used car, a piece of land, or an item of furniture. Not “merchandise” at all, but two human beings. One of the unidentified men being sold in the grainy cell phone video obtained… Read more »

Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel-Wahab is pictured in 2009 at a performance in Tunisia. (AFP/Getty Images) For centuries, the Nile River has been revered as a source of great pride for Egypt. It is essential to the country’s agriculture, tourism and drinking water — a lifeblood to its people. So apparently, at least in the eyes of the Egyptian government, the river, more than 4,000… Read more »

Eight Dead People in Damascus because of Terrorist Attacks Damascus, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) At least 8 civilians died, and another 18 were injured Wednesday by attacks with mortar projectiles against neighborhoods and districts of this capital, social activists reported. The report said that the artefacts shot by the terrorists from zones of East Ghouta, east of Damascus, against the… Read more »

Egypt’s feared former security chief is reportedly advising Saudi Arabia’s crown prince amid mass arrests of the kingdom’s elite and allegations of physical abuse during their detention. Habib el-Adly – who reportedly fled Egypt after his corruption conviction last April – is in Saudi Arabia, the New York Times quoted an Adly adviser and a former Egyptian interior minister as… Read more »

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/saudi-arabia-issues-travel-alert-lebanon-171109143454070.html Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have advised their citizens not to travel to Lebanon and urged those who are in the country to leave as soon as possible. Saudi Arabia’s official news agency SPA quoted a source in the foreign ministry on Thursday as saying: “Due to the situations in the Republic of Lebanon, the official… Read more »

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/saudi-corruption-crackdown-latest-updates-171106101217290.html Here are the latest developments since Saudi Arabia began a new “anti-corruption” purge: Saudi UN envoy: Detainees to get due process. Speaking at a press conference at UN headquarters in New York on Monday, Abdallah al-Mouallim assured that the detainees would be granted due process. Kuwait banks told to examine Saudi accounts. Kuwaiti banks have been told by the central bank… Read more »

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/israel-instructs-diplomats-support-saudis-cable-171110134749905.html Nazareth – Israel has instructed its overseas embassies to lobby their respective host countries in support of Saudi Arabia and its apparent efforts to destabilise Lebanon, a recently leaked diplomatic cable shows. The cable appears to be the first formal confirmation of rumours that Israel and Saudi Arabia are colluding to stoke tensions in the region. Sent by the Israeli… Read more »

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/legalising-annexation-jerusalem-171102061616140.html In late October, the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation was set to vote on the “Greater Jerusalem” Bill. If it had passed, it would have been presented before the Knesset floor for several readings, before a vote on whether or not to legislate it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously stated that he would support it, giving it… Read more »