Gnawa intangible cultural heritage

Morocco, Only Country in Maghreb where Terror is Losing Ground, Spanish Report

The scale of the massacre of the Paris attacks has left everybody in shock and dismay. The terror horror reminded the world of the growing threat posed by the Islamic States. In the Maghreb, one of the closest regions to Europe, terrorist attacks have spiked in all countries of the region except for Morocco which […]

Dozens of al-Shabab militants killed as UN study warns of Somalis being “highly traumatized”

Years of political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis have left people in Somalia highly traumatized, a new health study said, as the country’s military officials reported Thursday that 69 al-Shabab militants were killed in two separate military operations in southern and central Somalia. Mental or psychological disorder is prevalent across Somalia, with the cases […]

Two Algerian drug traffickers nabbed at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca

Moroccan security forces have arrested two Algerian nationals for drug trafficking after the men were found with over 1,000 kg of cannabis hidden in their bowels, Huffpost Maghreb reports. The unidentified men, aged 30 and 36, were arrested on October 12 at Mohammed V airport as they were about to board a flight to Algiers. […]