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Morocco: Drug smuggling attempt foiled at Safi Port

Moroccan security forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle 8.1 tons of chira at the port of Safi in a coordinated operation on Saturday evening, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said. During this joint operation, carried out by the provincial security services of Safi and the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), law […]

Global food prices hit two-year high, driven by vegetable oils and meat

Global prices for key food commodities rose in July, reversing a recent downward trend, according to data released recently by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO’s global price index averaged 130.1 points in July, a 1.6% increase from June and its highest level since February 2023. This surge was primarily driven […]

Libya: Unidentified bodies discovered in a hospital morgue in Tripoli

Authorities in Libya reported Monday, May 19, that they had found 58 unidentified bodies kept for a long time in a morgue at the Abu-Saleem Hospital, in southern Tripoli, which is run by a strong armed group. The Interior Ministry claimed in a Facebook post that the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), a militia affiliated with […]