Following six weeks of protests, Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he will resign before April 28, the date his fourth term ends. The 82-year-old, who has been in power for 20 years, will ensure “continuity of the state’s institutions” before he quits, according to APS news agency. The announcement comes after the incumbent President […]
United Nations has raised concerns about the ongoing violence in Libya which seems to be getting out of the government’s control. Tarik Mitri, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General told the Security Council in a briefing that there needs to be a “dialogue” between the government and the militias to end the violence and to […]
The customs operating at the port of Tanger Med have recently foiled an attempt to smuggle gold coins worth nearly $51,500. The customs aborted an attempt to smuggle out 150 pure gold old French coins without authorization, a source at the customs said. A Frenchman attempted to smuggle these coins, weighing 964 grams, out of […]
