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Lebanon: Army gears for new ISIS and Al Nusra attack

Lebanon is reinforcing its military presence along its border with Syria especially near the villages of Qalamoun and Qusayr after receiving information that the Islamist extremist groups in Syria are planning to launch another attack. 29 Lebanese soldiers were kidnapped by the Islamist militants in August when they attacked the town of Asral. The kidnapped […]

Morocco exports 15 bln Dirhams of agricultural Products in Q1 2017

Morocco’s exports of agricultural products in the first quarter of 2017 stood at 15.25 billion dirhams, that is a 4.2% rise compared to the same period last year, Moroccan local media said quoting official statistics. With this increase, the total revenues from agricultural exports have been bolstered by 616 million dirhams compared to the first […]

Who is Gen. El Farouk new Inspector General of Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces

General Belkhir El Farouk whom King Mohammed VI recently appointed Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces is a battle-hardened man who has been through the main inflections points in the Moroccan Sahara. After graduating from Morocco’s Royal military academy, Gen. El Farouk built a career of 52 years in the Moroccan army, the bulk […]