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Mauritania rescues 141 migrants as shifting departure routes deepen Atlantic risks

Mauritania’s coastguard rescued 141 West African migrants on 30 November after their boat, which had departed from the Gambia, capsized off the coast near Nouadhibou. Authorities said on December 1st that the passengers were disoriented and adrift when a maritime patrol spotted them. The group included Senegalese, Gambians, Guineans, and Malians, with three individuals found […]

Al-Aqsa Mosque rehabilitation: ISESCO Chief lauds Moroccan King’s initiative

The Director General of the Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, commended the initiative of King Mohammed VI of Morocco to contribute to the restoration and rehabilitation of a number of facilities in Al-Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity that are in dire need of restoration, preservation and upkeep. The generous […]

Air Arabia Maroc resumes Madrid-Marrakech flights as of April 6; launches Nador-Murcia connection in May

Air Arabia Maroc continues to expand its international network with the resumption of Madrid-Marrakech flights as of Sunday April 6, and the launch of a new direct route between Nador and Murcia, Spain, next May 3. From April 6 until the end of October, Air Europa will operate two weekly flights between Madrid-Barajas and Marrakech, […]