Nawal Moutawakkil

Rights watchdogs condemn Algeria’s closure of Radio M

Algeria has arrested independent journalist Ihsane El Kadi and shut down his Radio M, in a move that was decried by international media and free speech watchdogs. Reporters Without Borders, the international media freedom group, condemned El-Kadi’s arrest and called on the authorities to “respect the work of the media in the country”. El Kadi […]

Joint Spanish-Moroccan Operation Nets 4 tons of Cocaine

Spanish and Moroccan police have netted close to four tons of cocaine with a street value of over €100 million and seized €13 million in cash in an operation that resulted in the dismantlement of a drug trafficking network. The Spanish Interior Ministry said that 40 people were arrested in a long-term anti-trafficking operation, in […]

Palestine: EU, EIB announce €60 million business investment in Gaza

The European Investment Bank (EIB), a financial arm of the European Union (EU), announced Thursday it provides €60 billion ($62.58 billion) for economic development in Gaza. The financing program was unveiled by EIB Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti and EU representative Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff during a visit to Gaza, the EIB said in a press […]