Heavy casualties reported as Somali forces end al-Shabab hotel siege

Somali forces took control of a popular hotel Sunday (21 August) and ended a deadly 30-hour siege in the country’s capital Mogadishu with security personnel clearing explosives planted by al-Shabab fighters in the damaged building. The Mogadishu attack began when fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked armed group unleashed a gun-and-bomb assault on the popular Hayat Hotel […]

Morocco Records Over 109,000 New Business Registrations in 2025

Morocco’s entrepreneurial landscape showed continued vitality in 2025, with 109,656 new companies registered throughout the year, according to data published by the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC). The figures reflect sustained business creation momentum across a broad range of sectors and regions. Of the total, 78,622 were legal entities and 31,034 were sole […]

French President to Visit Morocco in September

French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly planning a visit to Morocco in September to be centered on migration, media reports said. If confirmed, the visit, Macron’s second to Morocco since his election, will come at a context of a surge of illegal migration attempts from Morocco to Spain as migrants shun the Libyan route in […]