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Morocco: three men nabbed for attempting to smuggle in 12,000 ecstasy pills

Three men involved in an attempt to smuggle in 12,000 psychotropic tablets were arrested Friday in Casablanca highway, and the illicit substance was seized by the authorities. The pills were found in a truck coming from the Northern region of the country. The driver and two people accompanying him, including one wanted for drugs’ trafficking, […]

Tunisia: Planned ISIS-backed attack foiled in Sfax

A planned terror attack backed by the Islamic state group, ISIS, in the city of Sfax, has been foiled, the Tunisian interior ministry said on Tuesday. Security forces arrested members of the cell who were preparing the alleged attack, the ministry said in a statement. The leader of the cell pledged allegiance to the terror […]

UN-Sahara: 1st Briefings of MINURSO Chief & Assistant SG for Africa Before Security Council

Security Council members are expected to hold this Wednesday consultations behind closed doors on the Sahara. The newly appointed Head of MINURSO Russian Alexander Ivanko and Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peace-building Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee will make their first presentations before the Council. Pobee […]