Congolese businessman & politician Moise Katumbi

Morocco: Managing the Zakat

Known for being a right of the poor, Zakat is a compulsory donation that has to be given by any Muslim from whatever income was earned during the year. This sum which corresponds to 2.5 % of the Muslim’s assets must be worth at least 85g of gold. From a religious point of view many […]

Morocco to Set up National Crime Observatory

Morocco will set up shortly a national observatory on crime. The new body will be entrusted with sketching out policies, producing crime-related data and international reports on this subject-matter, says Moroccan minister of Justice Mohamed Aujjar. The observatory will help to shed light on the country’s penal policy and the system of criminal justice. It […]

Tunisia: Four-member terror cell linked to last week stabbing attack busted

The Tunisian interior ministry said it has nabbed four men forming a terror cell suspected for being linked to last week stabbing of security officer, in the southwestern Tozeur province. The cell members have confessed to have planned terror attacks against police establishments and key sites, the interior ministry said, adding that the men had […]