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Algeria: Three members of former powerful intelligence service sentenced to death

A military court in Blida, 45 km South-west of Algiers, has pressed death sentence against three members of the former powerful Security and Intelligence Directorate (DRS) for providing intelligence to foreign countries. Former President Abdelaziz Bouetflika had dismantled the DRS few years ago and put the institution’s powerful head, Mohamed Mediene, aka Toufik, on retirement. […]

Water wasting now punishable in Casablanca as climate change bites

The mayorship of Casablanca issued directives punishing the acts of wasting water in the city of 5 million inhabitants as the country faces an acute water shortage due to climate change and successive droughts. Casablanca authorities banned the use of drinking water for irrigating green spaces as well as cleaning of vehicles and streets as […]

Moroccan pharmacies to start selling legal cannabis products

Moroccan pharmacies start as of this June 1 selling legal cannabis products, notably food supplements and cosmetics, the pharmacies union (CSPM) said. In total, nine cannabis-based food supplements and ten cosmetic products will be available on pharmacy shelves after receiving the greenlight of regulators, Le360 cited CSPM sources. Producers could also sell independently in their […]