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In North Africa, hospitals are in a state of war
Covid assaults the MENA region Iran, Jordan and Morocco have recorded thousands of new Covid-19 infections in recent days, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that lockdowns could not stamp out the pandemic. "More than 60 percent of all cases in the...
Morocco and Polisario face off in the Western Sahara, exchange fire
Morocco's army has responded to fire by the Polisario Front along the UN-patrolled buffer zone in Western Sahara, said an online report picked up by the official MAP news agency. "Since 13 November 2020, Polisario militias have fired provocative shots along the line...
The Western Sahara conflict reignites
For three decades, a UN-monitored ceasefire has kept a fragile peace in the disputed Western Sahara. Now a row over a remote desert truck stop is prompting talk of a return to war. The pro-independence Polisario Front declared the ceasefire over on Friday, after...
Western Sahara: Clashes erupt between Morocco and the Polisario Front
The pro-independence Polisario Front said Saturday that clashes are continuing in the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the Moroccan army launched an operation in the buffer zone on its southern border. "Fighting is continuing after the crime committed by...
Tensions escalate in the Western Sahara: Morocco and Polisario brace for confrontation
Polisario Front declares end of truce The pro-independence Polisario Front declared a three-decade-old ceasefire in the disputed Western Sahara was over on Friday after Morocco launched an operation to reopen the road to neighbouring Mauritania. The Polisario, which...
Podcast: Covid-19 in the Maghreb region as of mid-November 2020
In this brief podcast recorded on 12 November 2020, MEA Risk's Arezki Daoud provides an update on the Coronavirus in the Maghreb region. The state of the Covid-19 epidemic in the Maghreb looks rather bleak as we are reaching the mid-point of November 2020. As in...
Morocco announces upcoming launch of mystery Covid vaccine
Economy: Drought threatens Morocco’s agriculture
Morocco: IS-linked inmate kills guard at Tiflet prison
Dire labor market in Morocco: government chooses mass layoffs to deal with pandemic effects on businesses
Morocco: US defense chief Mark Esper in Morocco
With Russia’s presence in Libya and turmoil in the Sahel, US seeks to reengage with the Maghreb
Morocco: Police seize cocaine and two tons of hash in separate ops in coastal north
Morocco: Anger in Tangiers over rape and murder of a boy
Morocco: The coronavirus’ destructive impact on a major city
Morocco raises concern about Islamic State activity
Morocco: Casablanca shuts down again as Covid-19 infections surge
Morocco and Algeria turn to Russia and China for a Covid-19 vaccine
Espionage: Former head of Parisian airport’s police info unit accused of spying for Morocco
Morocco: New anti-covid measures in Casablanca and Marrakesh as infections spike
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