Elliott Abrams

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 […]

Tunisia declares war on pandemic as cases spike

“We are at war! We have lost the fight because of a set of measures but we will win the war!” Kais Saied told the army and police top brass. Tunisia has imposed a partial lockdown and a nationwide night curfew for two weeks with the aim of curbing the spike in cases and deaths […]

Tangier: Launch of Research, Archives Center on Northern Morocco Judaism

The launch of the Center for Research and Archives on the Judaism of Northern Morocco (CJNM) took place during an international meeting on the history of the Jews of Northern Morocco, held in Tangier this Sept.19 to 21. The Center is tasked, among other miswsions, to conduct scientific studies, in partnership with Abdelmalek Essaâdi University […]