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Morocco: ISIS-affiliated extremist arrested in Dakhla

The security services of the Moroccan southern city of Dakha arrested last Thursday an extremist affiliated to “Daesh” (ISIS). The operation, conducted in close coordination with the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance (DGST), is part of the ongoing security efforts aimed at countering the terrorist organizations’ threats to the Kingdom’s security and to the […]

Morocco forecasts a 4.6 % economic growth in 2025

Morocco forecasts economic growth to rise to 4.6% in 2025, based on current assumptions, Economy and Finance Minister, Nadia Fettah, said in Rabat on Thursday. The official, who was presenting the 2024 Budget execution, the 2025 finance bill framework and the three-year budget plan for 2025-2027 at a joint meeting of the finance committees of […]

Egypt: US froze military aid over Cairo’s secret arms deal from North Korea

Washington in August froze $300 million military aid to Cairo after US intelligence intercepted a shipment of 30,000 grenades from North Korea to Egypt under an apparent secret deal violating international sanctions against the rogue state, reports suggest. The Trump administration unexpectedly put halt to the money citing the North African country’s poor human right […]