Nearly six tons of cannabis seized in southern Morocco; Six dealers arrested in Casablanca

Moroccan security services have seized 5.8 tons of cannabis in a major drug bust operation carried out over the weekend near the Southern Moroccan city of Laayoune. Fourteen people, including a Mauritanian and a Senegalese national, were captured during this anti-drug operation. Search of their premises led to the seizure of an AK-47, a hunting […]

Burkina Faso to Open Consulate in Morocco’s Sahara

Burkina Faso will be the next state to open a diplomatic representation in the Moroccan Sahara region, as part of an African push to show support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the southern territory. Burkina Faso will thus be the seventh state to open a consulate in the Sahara after Comoros, Gambia, Gabon, […]

Sea-Watch Charity calls for swift rescue of over 30 migrants stranded on oil rig off Tunisia

Sea-Watch Charity has launched an urgent call for swift rescue of over 30 migrants, including two children, who have been stranded on an oil rig off Tunisia. As reported by Reuters, the migrants have been stranded for three days and are facing severe conditions. The group was spotted on the Miskar oil platform last Saturday […]