Morocco’s counterterrorism bureau, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), dismantled Thursday a pro-ISIS terror cell made up of eight people who were operating in the cities of Oued Zem and Tangier, the Interior ministry announced in a statement. The operation, conducted early Thursday morning, also resulted in the seizure of a shotgun, ammunition, knives, […]
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) appealed Friday for $13 million in funding to support Palestinians in Lebanon, as the country reels from an unprecedented economic crisis. “Palestine refugees, living in overcrowded camps… are at the end of their rope,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement, adding that “almost every Palestinian […]
The World Bank has approved a $350 million financing package for the Greater Casablanca Mobility & Logistics Hub, which aims to improve services for passenger railways in the Greater Casablanca area. The funding will also support Morocco’s national railway operator – Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) – in managing and expanding railway infrastructure. […]
