gambian FM Mamadou Tangara in Rabat

Morocco Hosts 9th Global Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations

Moroccan city of fez will host the 9th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations on Nov.22-23 to discuss ways of promoting dialogue, tolerance, pluralism and diversity in identities, beliefs, faiths and traditions. The announcement was made in New York following a meeting held between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and the High […]

Morocco: Cannabis production accounting for 23% of country’s GDP, US State Department claims

The US State Department has sounded the alarm over production of cannabis in Morocco claiming that the export of the drug and its processed by-products represents 23 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The kingdom, according to the State Department, remains one of the world largest producers and exporters of cannabis. Around […]

Tunisia: shepherd beheaded near Algerian border

The corpse of a shepherd believed beheaded by terrorists was found Sunday in the mountains of the Kasserine governorate.   The decapitated body of the young man from Hassi El Frid (Kasserine governorate) was found Sunday afternoon by his family in the closed military zone in Mount Salloum, the victim’s uncle Nejib Dhibi told TAP. […]