Morocco, Israel kick off direct flights after resumption of ties

The first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, marking the launch of non-stop flights between Morocco and Israel since they both agreed to resume diplomatic ties last December in a US-brokered deal. An Israir flight with about 100 passengers from Tel Aviv arrived in Marrakech Sunday noon, while another […]

Warring Factions in Northern Mali Agree on Truce

Armed rivals in northern Mali reached a landmark truce enabling the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal for the first time since 2014. The return of the state’s representative came after the main warring rivals, the Coordination of Azawad Movements (MNLA), a coalition of Tuareg separatists, and the pro-government militia […]

Moroccan archeologists unearth 1.3 million-year-old hand-axe site

Moroccan archeologists uncovered recently near Casablanca the oldest stone age hand-axe manufacturing site in north Africa, dating back to 1.3 million years. The discovery pushes back by hundreds of thousands of years the start date in north Africa of the Acheulian stone-tool industry, associated with the human ancestor Homo erectus, researchers said at a news […]