Renewable energy

Libya: Tobruk parliament attacked in a car explosion

The Libyan parliament in Tobruk has come under attack after a suicide bomber in a car detonated his bomb at the entrance of the al-Salam Hotel where the parliamentarians are based and have their sessions. There are no casualties. This is the first time the parliament is targeted in a bomb attack since it left […]

Moroccan Police foil ecstasy, boufa smuggling operation

The Moroccan police, in collaboration with customs services at Bab Sebta crossing point, thwarted an attempt to smuggle in Morocco a cargo of ecstasy and boufa drug. Police services apprehended the driver, a Moroccan, and his Spanish wife immediately upon their arrival in Morocco, said a DGSN press release. Police seized 20,056 ecstasy tablets and […]

Libya’s Deepening Instability: A New Islamist Emirate in the Making?

When Libyans recently staged a day of “civil disobedience” to express their increasing dissatisfaction and frustration with the deteriorating security situation, the protestors in the streets of Benghazi also demanded the General National Congress (GNC) to be suspended and new parliamentary and presidential elections to be held as soon as possible. In Libya’s second largest […]