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Morocco’s Dakhla Atlantic Port, now 45% complete, is emerging as a cornerstone of the country’s strategy to integrate its southern provinces into global trade and energy networks, with completion targeted for early 2029. Located 40 kilometers north of the city of Dakhla in the Oued Eddahab region, the port is part of King Mohammed VI’s […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday that a rubber boat carrying 49 migrants and refugees capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving 42 people presumed dead. The vessel, which departed from Zuwara on November 3, encountered high waves six hours into its journey, causing engine failure and overturning the boat. Libyan authorities […]
Algeria suffered two diplomatic setbacks in the final days of October, with the French National Assembly recommending the repeal of a decades-old migration accord and the United Nations Security Council endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara territory. On Oct. 30, lawmakers in France voted in favor of a resolution introduced by the far-right Rassemblement […]
Morocco’s judicial system has reached a pivotal moment in its modernization journey, according to the 2024 annual report from the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power, as covered by Ahdath Al Maghribia newspaper. The report reveals a fundamental shift from descriptive observation to analytical evaluation based on precise numerical indicators, enabling objective measurement of court […]
Morocco’s coastal and artisanal fishing sector generated close to 9 billion dirhams (approximately $900 million) through October 2025, marking a 3% decline from the same period last year, according to data from the National Office of Fisheries (ONP). The sector’s overall catch volume dropped more significantly, falling 14% year-over-year to reach 948,177 tons. This disparity […]
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel and removed him from his leadership role in the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party, according to presidential decrees broadcast on SSBC State television on Wednesday. Bol Mel was also demoted from general to private in the National Security Service. The […]
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), concluded its first expert meeting to draft recommendations for the executive framework of Asylum Law No. 164 of 2024. The session brought together representatives from key ministries, State institutions, and international experts to […]
Morocco is now offering free electronic visas (e-Visas) to fans who are planning to attend Africa Cup of Nations (AFCAN-2025) due in the North African Kingdom from Dec. 21, 2025, to Jan.18, 2026. The waiver decision was announced Tuesday by the Local Organizing Committee in coordination with Moroccan authorities and the Confederation of African Football […]
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Algerian authorities to release Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who was sentenced to five years in prison in July for remarks questioning Algeria’s colonial-era borders. Sansal, 80, was arrested in Algiers in November 2024 after publicly stating that western Algeria had historically belonged to Morocco and that France had redrawn borders […]
The European Commission has approved a proposal to launch negotiations with Morocco for a new fisheries agreement, EU Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis announced Tuesday during a visit to Madrid. Speaking before the Joint Committee of the Spanish Congress and Senate on European Union affairs, Kadis said the Commission had submitted a negotiation mandate to EU […]