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Ceuta, a Tinder Box Waiting to Explode

The recent death of three Moroccan women in a stampede at the Ceuta border crossing, has cast light on an unsustainable situation in the Spanish-occupied city in northern Morocco. From smuggling to illegal immigration and extremism, the northern city -called Sebta by Moroccans- has become a tinder box waiting to explode with the issue of […]

Algeria lambasted for abusive prosecution of people for alleged terrorism

Algeria has been lambasted in Geneva for having prosecuted some 260 People for terrorism without any valid proof. About 260 people are prosecuted in Algeria for acts of terrorism although they have not participated in any act of violence, said Karim Salem of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) on the sidelines of a […]

Morocco’s King Proclaims Oct. 31 ‘Unity Day’ following Kingdom’s Sahara Victory at UN

King Mohammed VI has decided to proclaim October 31 of each year as national holiday following the historic vote by the UN Security Council of a resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. The announcement was made by the Royal Office in a statement issued Tuesday. “ In view of […]