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Morocco bans more international flights to counter new virus variants

Morocco has suspended flights with four more countries in a bid to curb contagion after Europe in particular was hit by new Covid-19 variants. Direct flights with Switzerland, Turkey, Germany and the Netherlands are now unavailable to limit contagion. The decision will be updated every 15 days. Morocco had previously banned international travel with Australia, […]

Canary Islands, Mauritania set up joint Commission to spur economic exchanges

Mauritania and Spain launched Tuesday November 21 in Canary Islands a joint economic commission to establish “relations of trust” between Canary Islands and Mauritanian companies, to develop joint projects in several economic fields, reports say. The Commission is made of around 25 companies from the Canary Islands and several Mauritanian companies active in trade, fishing, […]

Air pollution costs MENA region $141 billion annually, WB warns

The Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) suffers from excessive air pollution whose cost amounts to $141 billion annually, or around 2% of GDP, the World Bank said in a report released on Monday, urging the region to adopt a green economic policy. The report, titled “Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, […]