Morocco to double airport capacity for 2030 World Cup
Morocco plans to more than double its airport capacity by 2030, as the North African nation prepares to co-host the...
Year: 2024
At least 20 dead after migrant boat sinks of Tunisian coast
At least 20 migrants have died after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, according to its state news agency...
Sudan: Nearly 300,000 pregnant women displaced new data shows
New data shows around 2.7 million women of reproductive age are displaced in Sudan, with over 270,000 pregnant, as one...
Court upholds prison sentence of former Egyptian presidential candidate
An Egyptian court has reaffirmed a one-year prison sentence for the ex-Egyptian presidential candidate, Ahmed Tantawy and his campaign manager,...
Charities set up temporary shelter for 700 displaced Gaza families
International humanitarian charities including British Red Cross, ShelterBox, and The Agricultural Development Association, have erected tents, creating an encampment to...
Morocco cuts interest rates for second time this year
Morocco cut its interest rates for the second time in 2024, easing the cost of borrowing to encourage an investment...
Palestinians file lawsuit against US providing aid to Israeli military
Five Palestinians from Gaza, the West Bank and the US filed a lawsuit against the US government to prevent the...
Morocco to set to surpass Egypt as Africa’s most visited country
Morocco is on track to set new tourism records this year an is poised to become Africa's most visited destination,...
Israel makes breakthrough in normalisation talks with Saudi Arabia
A leading Israeli newspaper has reported that Israel has reached a breakthrough in talks on normalisation with Saudi Arabia without...
US officials suspect Turkey plotting Syria invasion
Turkey looks prepared to invade Syria to fight US-allied Kurdish groups in the northeast of the country that it considers...
Israel to close embassy in Ireland
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said on December 15th that Israel will close its embassy in Ireland due to the...
Leaders head to Egypt for D-8 summit
Leaders of the D-8 organisation for economic cooperation are heading to Egypt for the 11th D-8 summit, according to Reuters....
UN proposes unifying election plan for bitterly divided Libya
The UN has announced a plan to unify Libya and break the bitter three-year deadlock of its two rival governments,...
The Assads of Syria: Part 1 — struggle, intrigue and defiance
The name Assad was inextricably linked with Syria’s fortunes since 1970, when Hafez al-Assad (above), while Syrian defence minister, came...
Egypt condemns in “strongest terms” Israeli attacks on Syria
Egypt foreign minister Badr Abdelatty has condemned “in the strongest terms” the Israeli attacks on Syria, including the destruction of...
