Tunisian Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi named PM

Morocco: Clampdown on drug trafficking leads to arrest of several people

Policemen on Thursday Arrested in the city of Tangier three people, including two international transport truck drivers, for their alleged links to an international drug-trafficking network. National security services at the port of Tanger-Med had arrested, Wednesday evening, an international transport truck driver who tried to smuggle 5,400 psychotropic pills into Morocco, National Police said […]

Mauritanian Government: ‘Death Penalty for Blasphemy, Apostasy to Go into Effect’

The Mauritanian Government has vowed to apply death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, few days after a blogger, accused of the punishable crime, managed to secure his release. “Every Muslim, man or woman, who mocks or insults Mohammed, his angels, books… is liable to face the death penalty, without being asked to repent. They will […]

Jordan : Regional tensions prompt King to reactivate Defense Ministry

Jordan has decided to increase its security alert level by activating its defense ministry. The order came from His Majesty King Abdullah II as part of a move to assure that the military will be in a position to defend the Kingdom in case it comes under attack from the different militias in the region. […]