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Algerian president hopes to stem the Hirak through cosmetic reforms

Algeria’s new ailing president Abdelmejid Tebboune returned to his country after a long absence and dictated a series of actions including the parliament’s dissolution. But critics say such measures are cosmetic as long as the regime shuns real democratic and economic reforms demanded by the pro-democracy Hirak movement. Hirak protesters have maintained their demands for […]

Counterterrorism: Individual with suspected ties with cell dismantled in Salé arrested

Shortly after the Moroccan bureau for judicial investigation, an offshoot of domestic intelligence agency, announced Tuesday the arrest of six members of a terrorist cell in Salé, near Rabat, they proceeded to the arrest of another individual in the Southern city of Dakhla. Investigations on the pro-ISIS terrorist cell, dismantled on Tuesday morning in Sale, […]

Rabat to Host ‘Afrique en Capitale’ Festival

The Moroccan capital city Rabat is readying to welcome a multitude of African artists and culture-lovers to celebrate African multi-faceted culture and also Morocco’s return to the African Union (AU) enacted on January 30. The “Afrique en Capital” festival, to go on from March 28 to April 28, will bring together movie directors, street art […]