Shield and Alert: Maghreb Bound

Algeria: Dozens killed in raging wildfiresF

Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.  Witnesses described fleeing walls of flames that raged "like a...
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Five Moroccan migrants drown off Western SaharaF

At least five Moroccans drowned when their boat sank off Western Sahara, a rights group said on Tuesday, as crossing attempts by migrants hoping to reach Europe multiply from the area. On Saturday authorities said six migrants drowned off northern Morocco trying to...
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Tunisia: Panic in Europe over Tunisia’s potential economic collapseF

By Francoise Kadri: Western nations fear an economic collapse in Tunisia could trigger even greater migrant flows to Europe and have offered financial assistance. Yet prospects of Tunisia's sealing the biggest deal of all -- a $1.9-billion bailout from the...
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Algeria reacts to Israel’s backing Morocco in Western Sahara conflictF

Algeria on Thursday denounced Israel's backing of Morocco's "claimed sovereignty" over the disputed Western Sahara region as a "flagrant violation" of international law. The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against Sahrawi separatists of the Algiers-backed...
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