Morocco
Morocco tourism surges 19% in first half of 2025
Morocco welcomed 8.9 million tourists in the first half of 2025, a 19% year-on-year increase, according to Morocco World
The EU is poised to finalize substantial agreements with Jordan and Morocco to enhance collaboration on migration control, according to the new Mediterranean Commissioner. These deals, aimed at curbing the influx to the bloc, come amid rising far-right, anti-immigrant sentiments. The forthcoming agreements, following similar ones with Egypt and Tunisia, draw scrutiny over human rights concerns. Jordan, hosting over a million Syrian refugees, is expected to sign its deal early next year.
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Morocco
Morocco tourism surges 19% in first half of 2025
Morocco welcomed 8.9 million tourists in the first half of 2025, a 19% year-on-year increase, according to Morocco World
Libya
Libya, Turkiye deepen military ties
Libya’s unity government has signed a new military cooperation agreement with Turkiye to boost the Libyan army’s training,
Egypt
Egypt’s Abu Mena Monastery no longer ‘in danger’
UNESCO has removed Egypt’s Abu Mena monastery from its List of World Heritage in Danger, Egyptian Streets reports. The
Africa
Trump urges five African nations to take deported migrants
The Trump administration urged five African presidents to accept migrants deported by the U.S., two officials told Reuters. The