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Morocco foils 27,000 migration attempts in 2019- Police

Morocco has foiled 27,000 migration attempts in 2019 as the country continues to struggle with migratory pressure by candidates from foreign countries, the Moroccan police said in an annual report. Foreign illegal migration candidates stood at 20,141, according to police statistics, which also point to the seizure of 3021 fake passports. The police has also […]

Colombia Reaffirms Severing Ties with Polisairo

The Polisario separatist movement has received another slap from Latin America as Colombia made it clear that it has severed ties with the Algerian-backed militia. Colombia has “neither diplomatic representation nor ambassador” with the Polisario separatist entity, RASD, Colombian foreign ministry said. The government of Colombia “has frozen”, for several years, its recognition of the […]

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, […]