The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), or Morocco’s FBI, as it is called, dismantled, this Thursday, a six-member terrorist cell in the cities of Sidi Bennour, El Jadida, Mohammedia and Marrakech, in an operation that is part of continued efforts to foil terrorist threats linked to the Islamic State group. The cell is composed […]
In Libya, oil infrastructure is once again being used as leverage to pressure the Tripoli Government. On Tuesday, residents of Zintan shut down the oil valves in protest over the kidnapping last Wednesday of Brigadier General Mustafa al-Whayshi, the director of the Central Security Department within the intelligence service. His kidnappers have not yet come […]
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) has decided to hold its 24th General Assembly in the city of Marrakech in 2021 after the candidacy of the North African Kingdom won the majority of votes. The WTO decision was made Thursday by its member countries during their meeting convened in St Petersburg (Russia). The Philippines and Kenya […]
