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Spain-Morocco joint operation leads to arrest of Daesh Recruiter in Pamplona

The Spanish National Police on Friday announced the arrest in Pamplona (capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre) of an individual for his alleged involvement in terrorist collaboration crimes, including indoctrination and recruitment for the terrorist organization Daesh. This operation was carried out jointly by Spanish security services, Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance […]

Egypt Adds Multi-billion Dollar “Social Package” to Budget

As Egypt’s fiscal year for 2017-2018 will be commencing on July 1, the Finance Ministry has announced that a “social package” aimed at easing the pain of the ongoing austerity measures will be included in the budget. More than 90% of the citizens will benefit from the package through food subsidies, tax breaks and increment […]

Leaked documents reveal systemic failures in Nigerian oil-spill cleanup

A satellite image captured above Nigeria’s Niger Delta in 2021 revealed a swath of barren land near Port Harcourt—once lush farmland, now rendered unusable. This site was on a cleanup list maintained by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which aimed to restore lands scarred by thousands of oil spills. Instead, the site was left […]