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France: State of Emergency Prolonged Following Nice Attack

French President Francois Holland announced, in an early Friday address to the nation, the extension of the state of emergency for three additional months and the raising of the national security level following Thursday lorry attack in Nice, which killed at least 84 people and injured scores, including 18 in critical condition. The state of […]

Sweden Thanks Morocco for Capturing Wanted Criminal & Drug Dealer

Sweden’s authorities have announced the arrest of a 27-year-old Swedish citizen in Morocco at their request. The man was captured Monday at Ibn Battuta Airport in Tangier, said Sweden News Agency TT, citing the National police of this Nordic country. “The Moroccan police have done a really good job here”, says Anders Wiberg, Head of […]

Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Abdallah Laroui “Cultural Personality of the Year”

  The Moroccan historian and scholar, Abdallah Laroui, has been named “Cultural Personality of the Year” by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and will be celebrated during the award’s eleventh session 2016-2017. The title honors prominent figures for their unique contributions to the advancement of Arabic culture, and for works that portray tolerance and promote […]