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UN: Morocco hosts high-level event on role of sport in social inclusion, migration governance

Morocco organized a high-level event on “Harnessing the Power of Sport for Social Inclusion and Migration” on Friday at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Held in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the meeting brought together ministers, senior representatives […]

King Salman gives instructions for investment of $1b in cash-trapped Pakistan

King Salman has issued a directive to invest $1 billion dollars into Pakistan, in confirmation of the Kingdom’s support for the country and its people, the kingdom’s state-run news agency indicated Thursday. The directive came during a telephone call between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Bhutto […]

Illegal Immigration: 26 would-be immigrants arrested in Dakhla

Twenty-five Sub-Saharan would-be illegal immigrants and a Moroccan were arrested Tuesday by the Royal Navy at the fishing village ‘Lassarga’, south of the city of Dakhla, according to a security source. These individuals, who were planning to reach the Canary Islands, were arrested aboard a small fishing boat, the source added. They were transferred to […]