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Dakhla Gets Award of Euro-Mediterranean City of Sport 2020

The seaside town of Dakhla, the pearl of Southern Morocco, has been awarded the title of Euro-Mediterranean City of Sport 2020, an international recognition of the efforts made by local authorities, sports associations and clubs making the city a popular sports destination. The award was handed over to the representatives of the Moroccan city at […]

Tunisian Court imposes gag order on media reports on ongoing cases of “plots against State security”

The spokesman of Tunis Court of appeal Habib Torkhani confirmed Thursday the decision by the judge of counter-terrorism Court to ban media coverage of an investigation into “plotting against State security” cases in which several political figures have been arrested. The first investigating judge of office no. 36 of the court’s department for Combating Terrorism […]

Horn of Africa drought likely to become worse than 2011 catastrophic famine

Drought trends in the Horn of Africa are now worse than they were during the 2011 famine in which hundreds of thousands of people died, with a climate research center warning of below-normal rainfall that is expected during the rainy season over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. “In parts […]