King Mohammed VI & President of Senegam Macky sall

Egypt: Bladed weapons, narcotics seized at Cairo airport

Egyptian customs at Cairo airport arrested Thursday a passenger coming from Germany who attempted to smuggle in bladed weapons and narcotics, Arab News reports. Customs officers said the passenger, who arrived on an EgyptAir flight from Frankfurt, appeared confused while trying to exit the customs area. The man, who has not been named, also had […]

Panamanian Ship Sinks Off Laayoune, All Crew Members rescued

A Panamanian-flagged merchant ship was shipwrecked on Saturday off the coast of Laayoune, the Moroccan Ministry of Transport and Logistics said in a press release. This incident occurred following a report of water ingress while the commercial vessel “DURA BULK” was en route to the port of Laayoune carrying a cargo of bulk clinker, the […]

Tripoli clashes intensifying, amid rising safety fears - IOM

The “dramatically deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Tripoli has highlighted that much more needs to be done to protect all non-combatants caught up in the battle for the Libyan capital, as the number of victims rises and thousands flee their homes, the UN said on Tuesday. In an update to journalists in Geneva, the UN migration agency, IOM, reported that […]