Wildfires in Algeria
Unprecedented wildfires across Algeria kill at least 34, thousands displaced
The UN environment panel has warned that the Mediterranean region is warming faster than the global average and will witness more heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and other climate-related catastrophes in the coming days
Fight against climate change in West Asia and North Africa hampered by wars and foreign intervention
Several countries in the region are facing prolonged droughts, increased desertification and phenomenal rise in temperature which is gradually turning the region inhabitable. Natural calamities also feed into existing conflicts.
Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan planes as relations continue to deteriorate
Relations between the two countries have been souring for the last couple of years. One month before closing the airspace, diplomatic ties between the countries had been terminated
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