Algeria: 30-year Old Activist on Trial for Publishing Secret Documents

A court in Blida, 45 km South-west of capital Algiers, has put on trial a 30-year old blogger over posting on Facebook classified documents revealing the country’s procurement of 200,000 canisters of tear gas in 2016. The blogger, Abbelhakim Mohandi, was arrested on July 16 in the city of Blida after security authorities accused him […]

Morocco’s Banks & National Police join forces against fraudsters

Morocco’s National Police, Central Bank, the National Data Protection Authority and the Banks Association agreed to use an authentication system to secure online banking services against fraudsters and Identity theft. Developed by the security services, this system will enable bankers to verify the identity of clients wishing to access online banking services or in branch, […]

Morocco, Belgium poised to upgrade cooperation in security, counterterrorism, transnational organized crime

Means and ways of bolstering cooperation between Morocco and Belgium in matters of security, counterterrorism, and struggle against transnational organized crime were reviewed by Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST) and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Paul Van Tigchelt, as well as the Acting General Administrator of […]