Tag: europe

Mediterranean-Migrants: death toll reaches 2,000, Libya, the port of departure

August 5, 2015

The International Organization of Migration (IOM) reported Tuesday that the number of illegal migrants who have died so far this year while trying to reach ... Read More

Libya: Western countries to intervene in Libya again

August 3, 2015

Some European countries are planning to restart military operations in Libya as soon as a Unity government is formed and sources have claimed that movements ... Read More

About Forty African Migrants Drowned Off Libyan Coast

July 24, 2015

Another Mediterranean migrant tragedy occurred Thursday off the Libyan coast when nearly 40 African migrants, including at least seven children, lost their lives while trying ... Read More

Uber Starts Operating in Morocco, Gateway to North Africa

July 23, 2015

Cab-booking app Uber, which has sparked a swirling controversy in Europe and its US home base, has started operations in Casablanca where this new cab ... Read More

Morocco, a Model in Anti-terrorism Fight, Hosts International Conference on Borders Security

July 21, 2015

Morocco and the United States, Co-chair of the Global Counter-terrorism Forum (GCTF), hold this July 21st, in the Moroccan coastal city of El Jadida, an ... Read More

Nuclear pact means spur for Iranian-Turkish trade, Turkish Economy Minister

July 15, 2015

Iran’s nuclear historic pact is not only a political and diplomatic win for peace in the region but is expected to boost trade and economic ... Read More

Mauritania signs “win-win” fishing agreement with EU

July 11, 2015

Mauritania and the European Union (EU) have signed the fourth implementing protocol to the EU's Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) in a deal described by both ... Read More

Libya: Disagreement on few points persists, but UN Envoy upbeat

June 30, 2015

Another round of talks in Morocco has ended between Libya’s two rival governments with the U.N special envoy telling reporters he is optimistic that a ... Read More

EU Pledges to Join Efforts with Arab World to Fight Terrorism

June 29, 2015

Following the wave of synchronized attacks that targeted several countries on Friday, the European Union pledged to join efforts with Arab States to combat terrorism ... Read More

Libya: 4th peace proposal draft “positive” but also eyed with “displeasure”

June 18, 2015

The Tripoli-based government has welcomed the fourth version of a peace proposal draft by UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon but the internationally recognized Tobruk-based government ... Read More