EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement- Olivér Várhelyi

Morocco’s car-making sector, a magnet for world-class suppliers

Morocco keeps attracting global car parts manufacturers thanks to the infrastructure and business climate it offers. Yazaki is one of the Japanese car part manufacturers who grabbed the investment opportunities offered by Morocco as a platform for exports to Europe and Africa. The company, which opened its first Moroccan plant in Tangier in 2000, is […]

Libya: Italian Mafia Sells Arms to IS for Stolen Antiquities

An investigation run by Italian media La Stampa reveals that Italian criminal gangs have been meddling with the Islamic State group (IS) to which they sell weapons in exchange for smuggled antiquities. IS entered Libya in 2014 and took control of important historical cities of the North African country. It demolished historical monuments and sites […]

Massive ecstasy seizure at Nador Port sparks police probe

Nador’s police launched an investigation on Wednesday following the discovery of 76,841 ecstasy-type psychotropic pills hidden inside a cargo vehicle that had arrived from a European port. The seizure, carried out by National Police and Customs officers at the city’s port, prompted the Regional Judicial Police Brigade to open a probe under the supervision of […]