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Rise of terrorist threats discussed by Morocco’s Top Police Chief and UNOCT’s New Under-Secretary-General

The challenges stemming from the rise of terrorist threats were at the focus of discussions at a meeting held in Rabat Monday between Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and the new Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Alexander Zuev, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco. […]

African govts need to learn lessons to secure true win-win development partnership with China

As the China’s top diplomat Wang Yi wraps up his six-day tour of Africa, hailing deep-rooted friendships between China and African nations, experts have stressed that Beijing’s pursuit of influence in Africa goes well beyond economic interests. As Wang Yi visited Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire, the sides have reiterated their commitment to upholding […]

Tunisia: 10 people sentenced to 48 years in prison on terrorism charges

A court in capital Tunis Wednesday sentenced 10 people, including five women, to 48 years in prison after they were convicted for forming a terror group.   The defendants were arrested in 2017 in several governorates in the north of the country.   They admitted the formation of the terror cell and allegiance to the […]