Morocco: Over 26,000 ecstasy pills seized in Casablanca

Morocco’s security services seized on Tuesday in the city of Casablanca 26,600 psychotropic tablets smuggled in from the North of the country. The police have identified the main suspect responsible for this major smuggling operation and launched a nationwide manhunt for his arrest and accomplices. This drug-busting operation is part of ongoing efforts made by […]

Bayt Mal Al-Qods Agency distributes 500 food baskets to most vulnerable families in Gaza

The relief teams of the Ertiqaa Association for Community Development in Gaza completed on Wednesday the distribution of 500 food baskets for the benefit of the most vulnerable families in various regions of the Gaza Strip. This initiative was launched by the Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Qods Acharif Agency, the financial branch of Al-Qods Committee chaired […]

Egypt seeks to get $1.5bn loans before 2016

Egypt is seeking to get $1.5 billion loans from the World Bank and the African Development Bank as fears increase that the Egyptian pound would be devalued if the dwindling foreign currency reserves go below $15 billion. The country has been struggling since 2011 to stabilize its economy and finances shaken by the protests that […]