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Playoff bracket finalized at PGL Cluj-Napoca

Playoff bracket finalized at PGL Cluj-Napoca

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) Astralis, SAW and MOUZ claimed the final three playoff spots...

French official visits disputed African territory

French official visits disputed African territory

Rachida Dati's unwelcome trip to Western Sahara reflects the detestable action of a former colonial power, according to Algeria ...

Sources: Wagner mercenaries, Mali army accused of killing civilians

Sources: Wagner mercenaries, Mali army accused of killing civilians

DAKAR —  Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali on Monday when the vehicles they were traveling in came under attack, with local...

Saif bin Zayed meets Morocco's Permanent Representative to Arab League in Tunisia

Saif bin Zayed meets Morocco's Permanent Representative to Arab League in Tunisia

TUNIS, 16th February, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior,...

VOA immigration weekly recap, Feb. 9-15

VOA immigration weekly recap, Feb. 9-15

Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration...

VOA immigration weekly recap, Feb. 9-15, 2025

VOA immigration weekly recap, Feb. 9-15, 2025

Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration...

Around 170 Pakistanis deported from Gulf and other nations, 24 arrested in Karachi

Around 170 Pakistanis deported from Gulf and other nations, 24 arrested in Karachi

Karachi [Pakistan] February 16 (ANI): Around 170 Pakistanis have been deported in the past 48 hours from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab...

International Charity Organisation launches 80 projects worth AED13 million in Mauritania

International Charity Organisation launches 80 projects worth AED13 million in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, 13th February, 2025 (WAM) -- A delegation from the International Charity Organisation, led by Secretary-General Dr. Khaled...

Mauritania celebrates 10th Nouakchott Arabic Poetry Festival

Mauritania celebrates 10th Nouakchott Arabic Poetry Festival

SHARJAH, 11th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The Islamic Republic of Mauritania celebrated the launch of the 10th edition of the Nouakchott...

OPEC Fund, Mauritania strengthen cooperation with US$120 million-partnership agreement

OPEC Fund, Mauritania strengthen cooperation with US$120 million-partnership agreement

VIENNA, 2nd February, 2025 (WAM) - The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have...

Saqr Ghobash, President of Morocco's House of Councillors discuss parliamentary cooperation

Saqr Ghobash, President of Morocco's House of Councillors discuss parliamentary cooperation

ABU DHABI, 28th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) received Mohamed Ould Errachid,...

Digital School hosts experts, education leaders to shape future of digital learning in Mauritania

Digital School hosts experts, education leaders to shape future of digital learning in Mauritania

DUBAI, NOUAKCHOTT, 28th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Digital School, an initiative of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives...

Mansoor bin Mohammed attends 'Road to Champions in Dubai' tournament

Mansoor bin Mohammed attends 'Road to Champions in Dubai' tournament

DUBAI, 25th January, 2025 (WAM) - H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, attended...

GCAA achieves 7 awards at Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards

GCAA achieves 7 awards at Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards

DUBAI, 23rd January, 2025 (WAM) -- The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has achieved remarkable recognition at the 2025 Middle...

RAK to host Stevie Awards ceremony on February 22

RAK to host Stevie Awards ceremony on February 22

RAS AL KHAIMAH, 22nd January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah will host a ceremony on 22nd February to honour the winners...

UAE leads solar energy growth with strategic projects

UAE leads solar energy growth with strategic projects

ABU DHABI, 17th January, 2025 (WAM) -- A new report highlighted the UAE's leadership in the regional solar energy sector, driven by...

UAE, Portugal discuss best practices in protecting public resources

UAE, Portugal discuss best practices in protecting public resources

LISBON,10th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Humaid Obaid Abushibs, Chairman of the UAE Accountability Authority (UAEAA), has concluded an official...

MENAFATF meets in Jordan to activate group's strategic plans

MENAFATF meets in Jordan to activate group's strategic plans

AMMAN, 7th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The leadership of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) met in...

Dubai welcomes 16.79 million international tourists in 11 months

Dubai welcomes 16.79 million international tourists in 11 months

DUBAI, 3rd January, 2025 (WAM) -- Dubai welcomed 16.79 million international tourists during the first 11 months 2024 between January...

Migrantising Diplomacy

Migrantising Diplomacy

Hlne Thiollet Download PDF Feb 21 2025 1 viewsDavid Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Since the 2000s, migration and asylum seem to...

Algiers Slams French Ministers Visit to W. Sahara

Algiers Slams French Ministers Visit to W. Sahara

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Algeria on Tuesday denounced a visit by French Culture Minister Rachida Dati to Western Sahara, after Paris recognized...

Iran Ready to Resume Talks with EU3: Araqchi

Iran Ready to Resume Talks with EU3: Araqchi

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Voicing Irans readiness to proceed with negotiations with the European troika, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stressed...

Chinese, Algerian FMs pledge to deepen bilateral cooperation

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday met with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, with both...

Flick warns about Las Palmas as his side looks to retain leadership in Spain

MADRID, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona travels to Las Palmas on Saturday, aiming to maintain their position at the top of the La...

Chinese automobile company expands footprint in Ghana

ACCRA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automobile assembly company Zonda Ghana Limited has further expanded its presence in Ghana by launching...

Ethiopia coach bullish ahead of WAFCON qualifier against Uganda

KAMPALA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's women's national team head coach Yosef Gebrewold has expressed confidence in his side ahead...

Morocco foils terrorist plot, arrests 12 suspects

RABAT, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Morocco has successfully foiled a highly dangerous terrorist plot and arrested 12 suspects, the Central...

Across China: China rolls out new measures to strengthen cooperation with Africa

CHANGSHA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Central China's Hunan Province has unveiled an 11-measure policy package to strengthen the high-quality...

Mozambique's national airline suspends Maputo-Lisbon route, citing unsustainability

MAPUTO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique Airlines (LAM), the national flag carrier of the southern African country, has announced the...

AfDB projects 6.3 pct GDP growth for Cote d'Ivoire in 2025, 2026

ABIDJAN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A recent report by the Abidjan-based African Development Bank (AfDB), titled Africa's Macroeconomic Performance...

Morocco, France sign agreements to strengthen cultural cooperation

RABAT, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Morocco and France signed several agreements here on Tuesday to strengthen cultural cooperation, covering...

Roundup: 38th African Union Summit focuses on reparations, leadership elections

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and Government...

Profile: Newly-elected AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has been elected as the new chairperson...

5.2 magnitude quake hits Morocco's Ouezzane province

RABAT, 11th February, 2025 (WAM) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale struck Morocco's Ouezzane province on Monday evening,...

Morocco breaks tourism record with 1.2 million visitors in January 2025

RABAT, 6th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Morocco reached a new all-time record of 1.2 million tourist arrivals in January, registering a...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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