Greece cracks down on irregular migration, says it’s "not an open corridor to Europe" http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLsgdm #Greece #Migration #IrregularMigration #Refugees #NorthAfrica

Rising Moroccan artist جيلان (Jaylann) has dropped “ها وليدي” (Oh my child) a declaration of love for her home country. And did that resonate—the song debuted at №.1 on the North African singles chart, comprising listeners in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

№.1 in #NorthAfrica
جيلان – ها وليدي

Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXAnRuVlAvk
Complete chart: https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart

Africa: Children's Lives 'Turned Upside Down' By Wars Across Middle East, North Africa, Warns Unicef: [UN News] Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in the last two years reportedly killed, maimed, or displaced over 12 million children across the region, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLgnFj #Africa #UNICEF #ChildProtection #MiddleEast #NorthAfrica

New INCREDIBLE #DNA Study Unfolds The TRUTH! Real #Carthaginian Ancestry - MIND BLOWN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghbMUSTaos

New INCREDIBLE #DNA Study Unfolds The TRUTH! Real #Carthaginian Ancestry - MIND BLOWN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghbMUSTaos

After winning the online rap battle series BeefBaff, Moroccan rapper Shinigami (real name Mohammed Moutani) made it to the Season 2 finale of televised rap competition JamShow. The 22-year-old partnered with fellow rapper Furelise for “أفشتني” (She surprised me).

№.2 in #NorthAfrica
Shinigami × Furelise – أفشتني

Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSjdC6eKekc
Complete chart: https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart

The Atlas Mountains mistake that ruins 60% of treks before day 2

Read more: https://flip.it/INpFPK

#Gaza #MarchOnGaza [3] #NorthAfrica

"Thousands mobilise for Global March to Gaza" [ ± 1-3 min]
by trtworld

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ruaekSdA8o4

Quote by trtw:
"Jun 11, 2025
Thousands of activists from over 50 countries will march from Cairo to Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to call for an end to Israel’s blockade, and the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged Palestinian enclave."

#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich

Sahrawi #humanrights defenders delivered compelling testimonies before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, documenting the “serious abuses” committed by Moroccan occupation forces against Sahrawi activists and civilians in the occupied part of #WesternSahara, which amount to #warcrimes and #CrimesAgainstHumanity

#maghreb #news #northafrica

Report: AL24 JUN-12

https://al24news.dz/en/sahrawi-human-rights-defenders-demand-un-action-over-moroccos-systematic-abuses/

Kamel Belhamel, #DOAJ Managing Editor and Ambassador for North Africa and the Middle East, highlights both the progress and challenges of #OpenAccess journals in North Africa and outlines a roadmap for improvement.

#DOAJAmbassadors #MENA #NorthAfrica

https://blog.doaj.org/2025/06/12/enhancing-the-quality-of-open-access-journals-in-north-africa-a-path-forward/

What happens when you infuse flamenco and Afrobeat into a Moroccan TV hip hop and rap contest? You get up-and-coming artist Lakamura and her song “Lole Lole”, which was featured in the final showdown on JamShow season 2!

№.17 in #NorthAfrica
Lakamura – “Lole Lole”

Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQHZh6Lq2cw
Complete chart: https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart

Farewell to the Mediterranean climate: almost 40º in Catalonia and North Africa’s climate.

A report of the Servei Meteorològic confirms a sustained growth of temperatures: this week Catalonia will reach 40º in some areas

https://barcelonasecreta.com/en/heat-catalonia-weather-weather-mediterranean-climate/

An overland aid convoy of 12 buses and 100 cars with over 1,000 activists from #NorthAfrica has reached #Libya en route to #Gaza, aiming to challenge the devastating Israeli siege on the Palestinian enclave

North African aid convoy enter...

#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Nur ein blaues Auge? Auswirkungen der internationalen Finanzkrise auf Nahost und Nordafrika" by Juliane Brach & Markus Loewe

[Hamburg: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Institut für Nahost-Studien, 2009]

http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/103650

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Lestes dryas ✧

Lestes dryas is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. Its common names include emerald spreadwing, scarce emerald damselfly, and robust spreadwing. This species is native to the Holarctic realm, especially northern parts of Eurasia and North America, and relictual in North Africa. It is about 35 to 42 millim...

#Lestidae #NorthAmerica #NorthAfrica #Eurasia #Estonia #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestes_dryas

Influence Of Atmospheric And Oceanic Circulation Patterns On Precipitation Variability In North Africa With A Focus On Morocco
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02718-0 <-- shared paper
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[metrology, including regional, is not a subject I know a lot about, but this was an excellent paper to read]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #Morocco #NorthAfrica #meteorology #regional #model #modeling #weather #rainfall #precipitation #temperature #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #wetseason #patterns #statistics #geostatistics #climate #climatechange #indicators #teleconnections #seasonal #regression #wavelet #seasurfacetemperature #MediterraneanOscillation #NorthAtlanticOscillation #forecasting #atmosphere #ocean #marine #circulation

Moroccan rapper ElGrandeToto is currently on the road, with a show in Marbella, Spain this Saturday. Even though he doesn’t have a “passeport Diplomatico”, he’ll carry on his tour with stops in Morocco, Belgium, Switzerland, before wrapping up the tour in France in September.

№.9 in #NorthAfrica
ElGrandeToto – “Diplomatico”

Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IABtAdP1Qp8
Complete chart: https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart

Western Sahara is next ... #uk #france

#colonialcrimes
#morocco #northafrica #souvereignty

#abrahamaccords #westernsahara #palestine

Source: mwn Rabat JUN-01

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/06/206339/uks-support-new-major-milestone-in-moroccos-race-to-end-western-sahara-dispute/

Notes on Tunisia

https://mattlakeman.org/2025/05/29/notes-on-tunisia/