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Morocco: Marrakech to host E-Prix race in place of unstable Hong Kong

The city of Marrakech will play host February next year for a Formula E race, previously planned to take place in Hong Kong, as the Chinese city has been rocked by months-long anti-Beijing protest. A council meeting of the FIA World Motor Sports held in Germany late last week chose the Moroccan city to replace […]

Morocco: Over 4 tons of cannabis seized in Atlantic coastal city of Asilah

Morocco’s police of the city Asilah, on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom, have foiled an attempt to smuggle 4.6 tons of cannabis. This major drug bust was made during a security combing operation carried out in the city coastline, which led to the discovery and seizure of 117 bales of […]

Relaxation of UN embargo on arms exports to Congo hailed as ‘injustice righted’

The United Nations Security Council has just adopted a resolution relaxing the embargo on arms exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a decision hailed by Kinshasa as an “injustice repaired”. The resolution removes language that previously required countries to inform the Security Council and its 15 members of any sale of arms or […]