New images from NASA's Terra satellite have highlighted the extent of the drought in Morocco. The satellite captured an image showing the brown, parched landscape around the country’s largest city Casablanca. This shows the deteriorating conditions compared to a picture from the Aqua satellite taken a year earlier, where more green is visible.
Moroccan officials have called the situation “disastrous” explaining that 70 percent less rain has fallen in the last few months compared to an average year, according to a report in Reuters.
On December 27th, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution authorizing a new African Union mission to Somalia to
Egypt has implemented a new 38.5% duty on imported mobile phones, effective January 1, 2025, Middle East Monitor reports.
Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of 27 sub-Saharan migrants, including women and children, who perished at sea after two
Recently declassified documents from the UK Cabinet Office have shed light on former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s efforts to
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