Mauritanians voted in an election over that weekend that was boycotted by most of the radical opposition. While the country’s current President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, is expected to retain power, the formerly banned Islamist party Tewassoul that wants to establish Sharia law looks poised to win seats in parliament. It was the first time […]
Tunisia’s finance ministry announced that it would freeze assets of individuals and legal entities that are tied to terrorist activities. The suspicious assets range from real estate, securities, moveable assets to financial instruments and as such they will be frozen in order to prevent money laundering and financing terrorist activities. A 2003 law enables the […]
Unknown militants raided a house in the city of Arish Wednesday, killing nine family members including a three-year old child and severely wounding one person, Sinai governor, Abdel Fatah Harhor, said. “A group of masked men raided a house nearby Arish police station and planted a bomb in the house’s car parking. The bomb exploded […]
