Boat Migrants Risk Everything for a New Life in Europe: African asylum seekers rescued off boats and taken aboard an Italy navy ship, June 8, 2014.

Algerian culture minister resigns after five died at concert

Algeria’s culture minister Meriem Merdaci announced her resignation following a deadly stampede at a concert in Algiers in which five people died and dozens were injured.   The resignation was accepted by Algeria’s interim president Abdelkader Bensalah after the accident that highlights Algeria’s lack of experience in smoothly managing crowds.   An investigation has been […]

Algeria: Kazakhstan strengthening ties with “reliable partner”, FM Iddrissov

Algerian energy minister Yousef Yousfi has met with Kazakhstan’s foreign Affairs Minister Yerlan Iddrissov in Astana to discuss broader cooperation between the two countries in energy and trade as well as coordination between their governments within international organizations. Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs ministry press service said the country is hoping to solidify its position in the […]

Ryanair to operate flights to Marrakech and Agadir in Summer

Ryanair has scheduled Morocco on its 2022 summer schedule with tourist hubs Marrakech and Agadir on top of the list. The news came as a denial of a report by Maghreb Intelligence news outlet saying the company plans a withdrawal from Morocco which has shut its borders to passenger traffic due to the surge in […]