Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz, Wen Jiabao

Record low turnout in Tunisia’s parliamentary election, President urged to resign

Saturday’s parliamentary election in Tunisia was marked by a record low turnout as less than 9 percent of registered voters headed to the polls to fill 161 seats of the Parliament. Main opposition parties had called for a boycott of the polls as they say the vote is part of President Kais Saied’s efforts to […]

Lives lost, internet blocked as Zimbabwe protests turn violent

Violent protests in Zimbabwe claimed lives on Monday as soldiers were deployed to quell protests after the government more than doubled fuel prices. At least 13 people had sustained gunshot wounds in and around Harare, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said. Owen Ncube, the minister of state for national security, said the […]

Morocco Foils Smuggling Over 13 Tons of Cannabis

Moroccan security services have announced this weekend the seizure of over 13.7 tons of cannabis at the Tangier-Med port. The drugs were concealed in a semi-trailer truck registered in Morocco. An investigation was opened by the police for the arrest and trial of all those involved in this major drug trafficking operation. Last December, Moroccan […]