Tunisia hearing on terrorist returnees

King Mohammed VI hails quality of Morocco-UNESCO partnership for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

King Mohammed VI has hailed the quality of the partnership existing between UNESCO and Morocco, and the excellent collaboration between the UN Organization and the Kingdom for safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage and the preservation of culture and traditions that are transmitted from generation to generation. This came as the Sovereign was greeted this Monday […]

Algerian army kills Mauritanian gold miner

The Algerian army Sunday killed a Mauritanian gold miner and wounded another one after six vehicles crossed into Algerian territory to prospect for gold. A joint statement by the Mauritanian interior and foreign ministries relayed by state-run news agency indicated that the Algerian army opened fired on Sunday morning on “a convoy of surface gold […]

US delists Burkina Faso from its Africa trade preference program

The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference program citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, according to a statement by the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). The USTR’s office said Burkina Faso had failed to meet the requirements of the African Growth and […]