Online Event 5 October 2023 3 pm Tripoli/Brussels | 9 am Washington DC Register here for the online event. The tragedy that befell the eastern Libyan city of Derna shocked the world. Heavy rain broke the city's dams and a flash flood deluged the town in the early hours of 11 September, resulting in an estimated 20,000
A local resident looks at the collapsed dam of Wadi Bu Mansur, 13km south of Derna, in eastern Libya, 17 September 2023. CRISIS GROUP / Claudia Gazzini In the aftermath of massive flooding that killed some 20,000 people, Crisis Group expert Claudia Gazzini travelled to Libya to look into what caused the disaster and who
A general view of a crude oil importing port in Qingdao, Shandong province, November 9, 2008. A Chinese industry body said it could review rules covering the import of crude by new entrants after a private refinery failed to secure financing for 1.5 million barrels of crude it bought, in a blow to Beijing's moves
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, speaks in Elk City, Oklahoma, in 1979. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Updated 6:28 AM EDT, Sun October 1, 2023 Former US President Jimmy Carter turned 99 on Sunday.The 39th president began receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia in February, according to a statement from The
October 1, 2023, 5:30pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces
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Imane Ait Said, a 19-year-old student who lost 10 relatives in the quake, reacts as she sits at the site of her damaged house, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Talat N'Yaaqoub, Morocco, September 13. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Reuters / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Imane Ait Said, a 19-year-old student who lost 10 relatives
HANGZHOU, China, Oct 1 (Reuters) - North Korea soccer coach Sin Yong Nam defended his players after several clashed with match officials on the pitch after their 2-1 defeat to Japan in the Asian Games quarter-finals in Hangzhou on Sunday.North Korea captain Jang Kuk Chol and team mate Kim Kyong Sok remonstrated heatedly with referee
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily by showing a
The Middle East & North Africa region is witnessing a crypto revolution, with Morocco at the forefront of this burgeoning industry. According to the latest report from Chainalysis, Morocco, alongside other MENA nations, has rapidly ascended the global cryptocurrency ranks. In the period between July 2022 and June 2023, MENA countries collectively amassed a staggering