Suicides of Tunisian migrants in Italian prisons on the rise

The number of suicides among Tunisian migrants in Italian prisons has been rising, raising serious concerns. Former MP and civil society activist Majdi Karbai drew attention to this troubling trend end of December, following the death of a Tunisian migrant in Piacenza prison, located in northern Italy. Karbai, alongside Tunisian NGOs, has been sounding the […]

King Mohammed VI Appoints New Ambassadors; a Woman Scholar Goes to the Vatican

King Mohammed VI received, on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several new ambassadors and handed them their appointment Dahirs.   For the first time, the list of new ambassadors includes the appointment of a woman to the Vatican. Actually, scholar Rajaa Naji Mekkaoui has been appointed to the Vatican and the Sovereign Military […]

Morocco poised to tap into phosphates reserves to produce uranium- Think Tank

Morocco sits on tremendous uranium reserves thanks to its world’s largest phosphates deposits that could help the country power its desalination plants and export surplus, the Middle East Institute said. The paper, by Michael Tanchum, recalls that 73% of the world’s phosphate rock reserves contain an estimated 6.9 million tons of uranium, that compares to […]