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Tunisia Denies Foreign Military Base Reports, Asks for Millions in Support

The Speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Mohammed Ennaceur, denied reports that Tunis has approved the deployment of a military base in the country after it was designated as a major non-NATO ally of the US by President Obama. Speaking to Russia Today, Ennaceur claimed the reports are “not true” because “there are no such plans.” […]

Morocco’s King Calls for pooling efforts to face up the environment degradation threat

King Mohammed VI has called on the international community to pool efforts to take up the challenge of the degradation of the environment. “The degradation of our environment is now a tangible reality. It poses a threat that we must address together,” underscored King Mohammed VI in a message to the Climate Action Summit, which […]

Morocco sets up national financial intelligence body to combat money-laundering & terrorism financing

The Moroccan government has approved the setting up of a National Financial Intelligence Authority to better combat money-laundering, terror financing and weapons proliferation.   The establishment of this new entity comes following the recommendations issued by the Middle-East & North Africa Financial Action Task Force which has called for upgrading the country’s financial intelligence unit […]