Ethiopian Airlines Crash: Two Moroccans among 157 Victims

Two Moroccan passengers were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, which crashed Sunday six minutes after takeoff, near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu, 40 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital. The identity of the Moroccan victims has not been revealed yet. Citizens of at least […]

Coronavirus outbreak and the return to strong welfare states

The advent of the coronavirus and its tragic fallout on human lives, social order and the economy have undermined the neoliberal order as a return to the welfare state sounds best suited to deal with such repercussions.     The state has taken health, security, education and the ordinary functioning of the market into its […]

Ship Ocean Viking rescues 48 migrants off Libya

The humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking, operated by SOS Méditerranée, rescued 48 migrants on November 26 from a distressed boat off the Libyan coast. The majority of those saved were minors, a fact underscoring the vulnerability of the group. The rescue operation was initiated following a VHF radio alert from a NATO surveillance plane, which […]