king Mohammed VI Chairs Council of Ministers

King Mohammed VI chaired, Monday at Rabat Royal Palace, a Council of ministers, said a statement read by spokesman of the Royal Palace, Abdelhak Lamrini. Here follows the full text of the statement: “HM King Mohammed VI chaired, Monday at Rabat Royal Palace, a Council of ministers during which several strategic legal texts and a […]

Portugal battles fires as temperatures hit record

Temperatures soared to record highs across Portugal and Spain this weekend as a punishing European heatwave moved west, stoking forest fires and raising fears of a sharp increase in heat-related deaths. The temperature in Portugal reached 46.8C in the central town of Santarém on Saturday, one of 16 locations where record highs above 45C were […]

At least 39 dead after earthquake hits Indonesian island of Lombok

A socialist bookshop says “fascists” wearing masks threw books around and attempted to “intimidate staff and customers”. Bookmarks, in London’s Bloomsbury, claimed about a dozen far-right protesters arrived just before it closed on Saturday. Staff were called “traitors” and books “ridiculed and thrown around”. Police were called but no arrests were made. The shop said […]