Day: March 24, 2016

Morocco Demands Pullout of UN Staffers from Western Sahara

The United Nations began to pull out 84 international staffers from its mission to the Western Sahara on Sunday, after Morocco demanded for them to leave the territory. The move resembles the Moroccan government’s effort to debase UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s latest remarks addressing the territory’s “occupation” by Morocco, and

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Artificial Islands: Expanding a Country’s Territory

Throughout Asia, countries are expanding their territories by building artificial islands. This has been a controversial issue in the region, with the latest venture being undertaken by Malaysia. It is building a residential island called Forest City on one of the four sand banks built in the sea between Singapore

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