Algeria’s opposition FFS party calls for boycotting Presidential elections

Algeria’s oldest opposition FFS party called for a mainstream boycott of the presidential elections set for April, stressing that it will present no candidate for the bid. “Conditions of democratic, free, fair and transparent elections are absent,” said the FFS national council. The party added that it will not lend support to any candidate in […]

Egypt: Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers, Informant at Checkpoint

Gunmen Sunday killed an informant and two soldiers in the province of Menoufia, north of capital Cairo, in an attack at a security check-point, reports say. Security authorities are combing the area -80 km north of the capital, in search of the attackers, who managed to flee, Reuters reports. Egyptian security forces have been facing […]

Morocco Foils Drug Smuggling Operations at Tanger Med & Bab Sebta

Morocco’s security services seized on Tuesday over 5.5 tons of cannabis at the Tangier Med-Port. The drugs were concealed in an international cargo truck that was heading to a European port. A statement released by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said the driver, a 30-year-old Moroccan national, was arrested. The illegal substance was […]