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Tunisia foils attempt to smuggle out 18.4kg of gold to Libya

A customs guard patrol in Ben Guerdane foiled on Wednesday night, an attempt to smuggle 10 gold ingots (18.4 kg) worth 1.8 million dinars to Libya, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. The ingots were discovered in the locality of Oued Fessi 10 km from Ben Guerdane, in a vehicle bearing a Tunisian registration plate […]

Belgium commits €3 mln to promote jobs creation, youth self-employment in Morocco

Belgium will allocate Morocco €3 million, over four years, to promote jobs creation and youth self-employment.   The funds will be granted under a Moroccan-Belgian project dubbed “Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship Development in Morocco.”   The project, whose related agreement was signed on Wednesday in Rabat, will focus in a first phase on four regions: Beni […]

Libya: Clashes with IS Leaves Scores Dead among GNA Forces

Fierce fighting Wednesday with Islamic State (IS) militants left more than 30 fighters dead and scores wounded among loyal forces to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) as they were advancing towards Sirte, the stronghold of the terrorist group. “The toll of today’s martyrs reached 32, and 50 others were wounded,” the operations room […]