Tag: North Africa
Spain returns over 6,600 migrants to Morocco in border spat
<p>CEUTA, Spain — Over 6,600 of the more than 8,000 migrants who swam or jumped over border fences into one of Spain's North African...
Migrant surge on Spain-Morocco border brings more suffering
FNIDEQ, Morocco — They are desperate teenagers and jobless men. They come from Morocco’s coastal towns, its mountainous east or even farther away —...
Hope, tension mark kickoff of Algerian election campaign
ALGIERS, Algeria — Candidates hopeful of winning one of the 407 seats in the Algerian parliament kicked off campaigning this week for next month's...
Spain returns over 6,600 migrants to Morocco in border spat
CEUTA, Spain — Over 6,600 of the more than 8,000 migrants who swam or jumped over border fences into one of Spain's North African...
EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel?
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000...
Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence
CAIRO — Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire...
Spain’s migrant drama highlights EU outsourcing policy flaws
<p>BRUSSELS — The sight of hundreds of migrants swimming or climbing fences separating the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from the rest of Africa this...
Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence
<p>CAIRO — Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire...
An ailing Sahrawi leader shakes Spain and Morocco’s alliance
<p>LOGRONO, Spain — The mysterious COVID-19 patient arrived at an airport in northern Spain in a private jet. An ambulance ferried the 71-year-old man...
Africa’s vaccine campaigns hurt by India’s ban on exports
<p>JOHANNESBURG — Africa's vaccination campaigns to battle COVID-19 are facing significant delays because of the export ban imposed by India as it grapples with...