North Africa
Boy Travels From Morocco To Spain Under Bus
A boy travelled at least 230 kilometres from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus, officials said on Monday, in...
Spain Rescues More Than 200 Migrants From Med
Spanish coastguards rescued more than 200 migrants on Saturday as they attempted to make the perilous sea crossing from...
Morocco Protest Leader ‘beaten’ During Arrest
The leader of a protest movement in northern Morocco was "severely" beaten and verbally abused by police during his...
Barclays Charged With Fraud In Qatar Case
Barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The...
Fresh Med Shipwreck Horror On World Refugee Day
Nearly 2,000 people are believed to have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean this year, the UN's refugee agency...
Nearly 130 Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean After Shipwreck
At least 126 migrants were feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya while trying to make the perilous...
Turkey Deepens Diplomatic Negotiation Over Qatari Crisis
Turkey is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to mediate the crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, but...
Migration Crisis In Numbers – IOM Releases Staggering Figures
IOM Rome spokesperson Flavio Di Giacomo reported that when IOM last released figures (13 June), over 3,000 migrants...
Somalia Migration Is A Great Cause For Concern – UN
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has indicated that it is deeply concerned by the situation of approximately 260 Somali...
Rights Group Slams ‘absurd’ Ramadan Penalty In Tunisia
Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday dismissed as "absurd" the jailing in Tunisia of people who fail to...
Manchester Bombing Was Planned For Months
The bomb attack in Manchester last month which killed 22 people was being planned since December, security officials in...
Migrant Influx Shifting But No Let-Up
The migrants pouring into Europe have changed routes: the crossing between Turkey and Greece is practically closed, but...
Israeli Intelligence Discovered IS Plans For Laptop Ban
Israeli spies hacked Islamic States computers to uncover a plot to blow up commercial airliners using laptop bombs,...
‘Freed’ Kadhafi Son Still Wanted By Libya Court
Libyan authorities said Monday that Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, reportedly set free by a local militia at the...
Gulf Crisis Threatens Qatar Airways Transit Business
Qatar Airways has made Doha a global hub in just a few years, but barring it from Gulf states' airspace threatens its...
Eight Migrants Die As Boat Sinks Off Libya
At least eight migrants drowned when their Europe-bound boat sank off Libya's coast and at least 100 people are...
Ecowas Agrees To Admit Morocco To West African Body
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being...
Morocco To Become Part of West Africa
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite the country...
Morocco ‘to Join ECOWAS’ Despite Snubbing Summit Over Israel
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in...