Morocco tourism up 20% in 2024 – receives record 17.4 million visitors
Morocco received a record 17.4 million tourists in 2024, up 20% compared with the previous year, with Moroccans living
Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir, ousted in a popular uprising after 30 years in power and later imprisoned by military rulers, has been moved to a medical facility in northern Sudan, his lawyer confirmed Wednesday. Mohamed al-Hassan al-Amin told The Associated Press that al-Bashir was transferred on Tuesday to receive treatment at a better-equipped hospital in Merowe, around 330 kilometers (205 miles) north of Khartoum. Al-Bashir's health condition necessitated the transfer, according to his lawyer.
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