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Number of migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands breaks all-time record
Madrid, Spain Reuters The number of migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands on precarious vessels from West Africa has hit an all-time annual record with 41,425 arrivals between 1st January and 30th November of this year, Interior Ministry data showed on Monday. The seven islands off north-western Africa’s Atlantic coast are struggling to absorb the surge […]
Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says
Arguineguin, Spain Reuters An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of 2024 trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands, according to a report released by migration rights group Walking Borders on Wednesday. Between 1st January and 31st May, 4,808 people died on the Atlantic voyage to the Canaries […]
Morocco foils 75,184 illegal migration attempts to Europe in 2023
Rabat, Morocco Reuters Morocco stopped 75,184 people from illegally migrating to Europe in 2023, up six per cent compared to a year earlier, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The figures reflected “the resilience of border and coast surveillance apparatus,” the ministry said in response to Reuters emailed questions. A female migrant is led by […]
Morocco unearths Roman-era second century site in Rabat
Rabat, Morocco Reuters Moroccan archaeologists said on Friday they uncovered a Roman-era site in Rabat containing a port district, a bath and a cemetery dating back to the second century. The archaeological site, now the third largest in Morocco, will offer insight into the lives of Roman settlers and romanised Moroccans or Mauro-Romans in that era, lead […]
Israeli troops raid Gaza as Arab nations condemn bombardment
Gaza, Jerusalem Reuters Israeli forces carried out their biggest Gaza ground attack overnight in their 20-day-old war with Hamas as anger grew in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said Israeli troops were still preparing for a full ground invasion, while the US and […]
Morocco earthquake affected 2.8 million people, says minister
Rabat, Morocco Reuters Morocco’s earthquake damaged 2,930 villages in the High Atlas Mountains with a total population of 2.8 million people, the minister in charge of the budget said on Friday. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on 8th September killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in hard-to-reach mountainous areas. An exterior view […]
Mobilising resources: Faith leaders and groups provide aid in earthquake’s wake
TONNY ONYULO reports on how faith leaders and organisations are providing relief in the wake of Morocco’s devastating earthquake earlier this month…
Moroccans in earthquake-hit tourist area grieve losses, fret about future
Ouirgane Valley, Morocco Reuters The Kasbah La Dame Bija guesthouse in Morocco’s picturesque Ouirgane Valley escaped unscathed from an earthquake that devastated the area, but the owner’s bookings collapsed and he worries about whether the region can revive its tourist appeal. “The earthquake killed people and destroyed villages on which our tourism activity depends,” said […]
Isolated Morocco earthquake survivors feel forgotten by state as they await help
Azermoun, Morocco Reuters Villagers in some of the most isolated areas hit by Morocco’s earthquake were still living in makeshift tents and relying on donkeys to bring vital supplies on Thursday as they waited for state aid to reach them nearly a week after the disaster. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the High Atlas […]