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Russia Asks Morocco to Help Secure World Cup 2018

Russian security services asked Moroccan counter-terrorism body, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations, to contribute to efforts aiming to reinforce the security of the 2018 World Cup. The request is indicative of the growing expertise amassed by different Moroccan security services, which kept the country at bay in a region beset by turmoil and the […]

Algeria Pushing for Inviting Syria’s Assad to Arab League Summit in Tunisia

Algerian authorities are reportedly pressuring Tunisia to invite Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to the Arab League summit to convene in the North African country early next year. The Algerian Ambassador to Tunisia Abdelkader Hajjar may exert pressure on Tunisia to invite the Syrian president to the Arab summit, The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) online portal […]

Morocco’s competition council delivers its first sanction against Swiss Sika Ag

Morocco’s competition council fined Switzerland’s Sika Ag for its non-compliance with local competition law, the first sanction delivered by the regulator since its creation. Sika Ag had acquired Dry Mix Solutions, both operating in the manufacturing of construction material, without informing or getting approval from the Moroccan competition council in advance. The fine stood at […]