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Record numbers of illegal African migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands

Almost 1,500 African migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands over the past weekend only, prompting an urgent €50 million aid package from the Spanish government along with a pledge to organize their prompt transfer to the mainland. The record influx of African migrants arriving at the shores of the Canary Islands via various precarious vessels […]

GCC Supreme Council reiterates firm support to Moroccanness of Sahara

The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated, this Friday, its firm positions and decisions in favor of the Moroccan Sahara and the preservation of the security and stability of the Kingdom of Morocco, as well as its territorial integrity. The Supreme Council stressed, at the end of its 43rd session held in […]

Algeria wants global effort to end price fall

Algeria is trying to rally members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as well as non-members to work towards stopping the fall of oil prices. President Bouteflika has sent messages to more than 10 countries regarding the issue and Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi met with Angola’s Oil Minister Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos […]