south African parliament speaker Thandi Modise

Morocco: Police Seize 18,000 Ecstasy Pills & Capture Suppliers

The Moroccan police of the Northern city of Tetouan arrested on Wednesday a 20-year old man and his mother, 48, accused of being suppliers of a dealer who was nabbed earlier in possession of 18,000 Rivotril psychotropic tablets. The young man was arrested near his home in Sidi Boughaba district in Fnideq, Northern Morocco, says […]

EU: Algiers’ move to freeze trade with Spain violates EU-Algeria Association Agreement

EU Foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell and Executive Vice-Pdt of European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, have voiced concern over Algeria’s unilateral decision to suspend the Friendship Treaty with Spain, saying the Algerian move of halting transactions with Madrid is a “violation of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement, in particular in the area of trade and investment”. Algeria […]

Several Rights Watchdogs Support Algerian Journalist Hadda Hazem

Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Association Vigilance pour la Démocratie et l’Etat civique, Tunis Centre for Press Freedom (CTLP) and NGOs have expressed solidarity with Hadda Hazem, editor of the Algerian newspaper Al-Fadjr, who is observing a hunger strike since Nov.13 in protest against his arbitrary detention. Hazem, who had to suspend her hunger strike […]