Tangier Mohammed VI city April 2019

Death toll rises to 12 after migrant boat sinks near Casablanca

The sea continues to reject the bodies of victims of a tragedy that occurred last Saturday, when a dinghy, carrying more than fifty candidates for illegal emigration, capsized off Mohammedia’s coast, near Casablanca, local authorities said. Moroccan authorities Monday recovered five more bodies of drowned migrants near Casablanca, bringing the total death toll to 12 […]

Suez Canal revenue more than halved due to Houthi attacks on vessels

Egypt said its revenue from the Suez Canal shrunk by 60% as the Yemeni Houthi rebels continue targeting vessels. “We have lost more than 50-60% of the revenue from the Suez Canal, and over the past 7-8 months, we have lost more than $6 billion,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said, warning of the repercussions […]

Tunisia: President freezes all parliamentary activities, lifts immunity of all MPs, dismisses PM

President Kais Saied has decided after an emergency meeting with senior military and security officials Sunday evening to freeze the parliament’s activities, lift all MPs’ immunity, dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, and assume the presidency of the executive, announced the official news agency TAP on its website. “The Constitution does not allow the dissolution of […]