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Maroc
6 days ago
- Business
- Maroc
FM Outlines Govt. Approach to Boosting Moroccan Diaspora's Role in Development
Recognizing the vital role of Moroccans living abroad in the country's development, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita emphasized Monday the government's approach to preserving their identity and safeguarding their rights. Speaking during a question session at the Lower House, Bourita noted that these efforts focus on providing the community with adequate administrative services and facilitating their effective contribution—as investors and skilled professionals—to Morocco's economic growth. Bourita emphasized that Moroccans living abroad are held in high regard by HM King Mohammed VI, highlighting the Royal Speech of November 6, 2024, which called for a renewed approach to addressing the issues of the expatriate community. In this regard, he noted that, as an integral component of the Moroccan nation, addressing their issues should never be circumstantial or ad hoc but should rather build on the achievements made, such as the Marhaba operation. He added that the government is acting on the clear Royal Instructions outlined in the speech by working on proposals to restructure institutions and put the Sovereign's goals into action. On a separate note, Bourita pointed out that the Kingdom does not benefit from the added value of Moroccan businessmen and investors living abroad, especially considering that only 10% of the transfers from this community—exceeding MAD 117 billion—are allocated to investment. He noted that the High Royal Guidelines contained in the speech, which addressed both the institutional framework and the creation of the Mohammadia Foundation for Moroccans Residing Abroad, gave this issue a central place. The minister further called for involving Moroccans of the world in the development and implementation of laws, including those related to investment, in order to better take into account their specificities and constraints, and to benefit from their expertise. "The High Royal Instructions have been clear in this regard: Moroccans of the world are capable of significantly contributing to the country's development as investors, provided that procedures are adapted to their specificities." MAP: 27 mai 2025
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Roads closed by police after serious crash
Police have closed a number of roads after a serious crash involved three vehicles. Emergency services were called to the B4226 Speech House Road at 12:05 BST. Gloucestershire Police closed the road at the Speech House Hotel and Fancy Road. The roads are expected to remain closed for a number of hours as emergency services remain at the scene, with motorists asked to plan their route in advance and avoid the area. Witnesses to the crash have been asked to contact police via an online form, quoting incident 157 of 26 May. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Gloucestershire Police online form
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Roads closed by police after serious crash
Police have closed a number of roads after a serious crash involved three vehicles. Emergency services were called to the B4226 Speech House Road at 12:05 BST. Gloucestershire Police closed the road at the Speech House Hotel and Fancy Road. The roads are expected to remain closed for a number of hours as emergency services remain at the scene, with motorists asked to plan their route in advance and avoid the area. Witnesses to the crash have been asked to contact police via an online form, quoting incident 157 of 26 May. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Gloucestershire Police online form
NDTV
26-05-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Who Is Joseph Neumeyer? Man Accused Of Plotting US Embassy Attack In Israel
Tel Aviv: A 28-year-old German-American man has been charged with attempting to firebomb a US Embassy office in Tel Aviv. Joseph Neumeyer, from Colorado, approached the embassy carrying Molotov cocktails and posted online threats against US President Donald Trump. He was deported to the United States on Saturday and appeared in a Brooklyn federal court the next day. The judge ordered him held without bail. Who Is Joseph Neumeyer? Joseph Neumeyer holds dual citizenship in the United States and Germany. He is a Colorado resident and studied at the Colorado Academy, as per his Linkedin profile. Neumeyer studied at University College London before pursuing History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at Skidmore College. He then took courses in Symbolic Logic and German at the University of Denver. Later, he studied Philosophy of Mathematics at William & Mary, graduating with honours and actively participating in Model UN and Speech and Debate. He completed a Master of Science in International Business with honours at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. Neumeyer founded BossGoods, an online wallet and store company based in Denver, Colorado. He also worked as an Event Operations Manager at Fetch Markets. He was a Fund Manager in Germany, growing investments from $13,000 to over $1 million across 34 investments. He also worked as a Consultant for Energize Colorado where he managed over $60 million in COVID-19 relief funds. In 2016, he served as a political campaign manager, as per his LinkedIn account. In 2024, he worked part-time as a Consultant for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on AI projects. He was CEO of Newton Commons, expanding the business to 16 employees across three continents. He was also the CEO of Newton Prints in Boston and founded ImladrisAI. Since January, he has served as CEO of Atlas Light Company, working primarily in Denmark and Israel. He left the US in February and arrived in Israel on April 23. On May 19, he posted threats online about burning down the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. Neumeyer posted on his Facebook account an invitation to "join me as I burn down the embassy." Along with it, was the message, "Death to America, death to Americans, and f**k the West," according to court statements. He was deported to the United States on Saturday, May 25, and is now held without bail. Joseph Neumeyer's arrest comes amid heightened tensions surrounding the US and Israeli diplomatic staff. Last week, two Israeli Embassy employees were shot dead outside the Jewish Museum in Washington. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, told the FBI he committed the act "for Palestine" and now faces first-degree murder charges.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
New Orleans Police Secretly Used Prohibited Facial Recognition Surveillance for Years
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) secretly received real-time, AI-generated alerts from 200 facial recognition cameras throughout the city for two years, despite a city ordinance barring generalized surveillance of the public. "Police increasingly use facial recognition software to identify unknown culprits from still images, usually taken by surveillance cameras at or near the scene of a crime," an exposé by The Washington Post explains. However, "New Orleans police took this technology a step further," automatically alerting officers with real-time updates of names and locations of possible matches of wanted suspects from a private network of cameras through a mobile app. "This is the facial recognition technology nightmare scenario that we have been worried about," Nathan Freed Wessler, a deputy director for the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology project, told the Post. "This is the government giving itself the power to track anyone—for that matter, everyone—as we go about our lives walking around in public." According to Wessler, New Orleans is the first known instance in which a major American city has used artificial intelligence to identify people through live footage for the purpose of making arrests. The use of these automatic alerts may have violated a city ordinance meant to protect the public's privacy from a generalized surveillance tool and prevent wrongful arrests due to software errors. Passed in 2022 in response to New Orleans' post-pandemic crime wave, the Surveillance Technology and Data Protection Ordinance removed a previous prohibition on surveillance technology in criminal investigations to increase public safety. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said at the time that the NOPD needed "every tool available at their disposal" to keep the city's "residents, businesses and visitors safe." However, the ordinance stopped short of allowing the NOPD to utilize a "face surveillance system"—defined as "any computer software or application that performs face surveillance"—while limiting data collection to "only the minimum amount of personal information needed to fulfill a narrow well-defined purpose." While violent crime in New Orleans has declined since 2022, so have the crime rates in most major American cities that do not use real-time facial recognition surveillance systems. Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the NOPD since September 2023, paused the automatic alerts in April after learning about potential legal problems with using the system. Records obtained by the Post reveal that Kirkpatrick sent an email to Project NOLA, the nonprofit that provides the NOPD with facial recognition services, on April 8 stating "that the automated alerts must be turned off until she is 'sure that the use of the app meets all the requirements of the law and policies.'" The network of cameras remains in place. While automatic pings of potential suspect matches to NOPD officers are paused, Kirkpatrick maintains that facial recognition technology is essential to law enforcement. On May 16, 10 inmates escaped from the New Orleans jail, prompting a manhunt (five inmates remain at large). Facial recognition is credited with the capture of two of the escaped inmates. Kirkpatrick told WVUE, the local Fox affiliate, that such a situation is "the exact reason facial recognition technology is so critical and well within our boundaries of the ordinance here." Bryan Lagarde, Project NOLA's executive director, confirmed that NOPD is not currently using real-time, AI-generated alerts but is still utilizing facial recognition technology and footage from 5,000 cameras across New Orleans to track and apprehend the escapees. Lagarde described to WVUE an instance in which officers narrowly missed an inmate by a matter of minutes, insinuating that automated alerts might be necessary to protect public safety, despite the cost to privacy. Currently, Project NOLA staff continue to receive the AI-generated alerts provided by the camera network. The location of wanted suspects is then conveyed to police via phone calls, texts, and emails. According to Lagarde, the system is still sending alerts to the Louisiana State Police and federal authorities. The government's increased use of AI tools raises new challenges that impact Americans' civil liberties and privacy. Many questions around accountability, due process, and audits concerning the information AI tools collect still remain as the technology is deployed in the name of public safety. The post New Orleans Police Secretly Used Prohibited Facial Recognition Surveillance for Years appeared first on
