RABAT: Morocco intends to more than double its per capita GDP to $16,000 by 2035, a committee set up by King Mohammed VI said in a report on Wednesday. The committee was set up in July 2019 with the aim of promoting development, reducing poverty and social inequality, Al Arabiya reported. It has made recommendations for improving agriculture, tourism, investment, renewable
GENEVA: Israel’s recent barrage of deadly air strikes on Gaza might be war crimes, the UN rights chief said Thursday, adding she had seen no evidence the attacked buildings were used for military purposes.
Addressing a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet voiced deep concern about the surge in deadly violence between Israelis and Palestinians earlier this month.
“Although Israel undertook a number of precautions, such as advance warning of attacks in some cases, air strikes in such densely populated areas resulted in a high level of civilian fatalities and injuries, as well as the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Taiba Investments has struck an initial agreement to acquire two hotels in the Kingdom from Shuaa for SR328 million ($87 million). The proposed deal covers the Centro Waha Hotel Riyadh and Centro Shaheen Hotel Jeddah, the company said in a Saudi stock exchange filing on Thursday. The plan is “in line with the Taiba’s strategic direction to focus on real
DUBAI: The UAE has opened a Holocaust memorial exhibition, the first of its kind in the Middle East. The display aims to raise awareness among Dubai’s residents and tourists of the horrors of Nazi Germany’s extermination of Jews and other minorities. The exhibition explores the chain of events leading up to the Holocaust and includes a special tribute to Arabs who defended and
Rouhani’s legacy of death and destruction
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh
Hassan Rouhani waving from his campaign tour bus, in 2013. (AP Photo)
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In less than a month, Iran’s presidential election will be held, with a new president due to replace Hassan Rouhani on Aug. 3. It is now time to examine Rouhani’s legacy as his second term comes to an end.
When Rouhani first ran for president in 2013, he projected himself as being very different to his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the hard-liners. Rouhani pledged to improve the nation’s economy, people’s living standards and their human rights, while also promising greater political and social freedoms, and improved ties with the rest of the world.