RABAT, Morocco (AA) – A Moroccan woman has become the only survivor in her family after losing her husband and four children in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday. “My husband and four children died in the earthquake,” the grieving mother told the Moroccan Channel 1. “I am left alone with nothing,” she said. […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish institutions and organizations have prepared a relief and rescue team comprising 265 individuals to be dispatched to Morocco to help earthquake victims. According to a statement by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Saturday, a team of 265 individuals from AFAD, the Red Crescent, the National ...
New Delhi, India – AFP The African Union joined the Group of 20 leading economies at its summit on Saturday, giving the continent broader representation in the often-divided bloc. “With everyone’s approval, I request the African Union head to take his seat as a permanent G20 member,” Modi said in his opening address, ba...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday, has destroyed buildings and sent horrified residents rushing out of their homes to save their lives. “The earthquake struck as I was watching television,” Aziz Aishi, a resident of the capital Rabat, told the media. “Windows opened and shut themselves,” he recall...
ANKARA (AA) – Muslim countries in the Middle East have shown solidarity with Morocco following a powerful earthquake that killed hundreds. More than a thousand people were killed when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the North African country late Friday. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter of the earthquake, which h...
ANKARA (AA) – Algeria on Saturday decided to open its airspace for humanitarian and medical flights to and from Morocco following the earthquake. At least 1,037 people were killed and 721 others injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted Morocco late Friday, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. “Algeria extends its deepest condole...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Friday accused the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson’s office of following a policy of double standards and serving an agenda that does not “serve the interests of Africa.” The ministry slammed remarks made by AUC spokesman Mohamed Lebatt on Thursday in which he...
ANKARA/RABAT, Morocco (AA) – At least 2000 people were killed and more than 2400 others injured following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, the country’s Interior Ministry said Saturday. Fatalities from the magnitude 7.0 quake occurred in various regions, including Al Haouz and Marrakesh provinces, as well as the cities of Ouarz...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it is repositioning some of its personnel and assets in Niger but the move is being made “out of an abundance of caution.” Deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh, speaking at a briefing, said that personnel and assets are being relocated from Air Base 101 in Niamey to Air […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Mali on Thursday, authorities said. The first attack targeted a passenger boat along the Niger River at around 11:00 a.m. local time (1100GMT), while the second attack targeted an army position, a government statement said. “This Thursday [...
