Algeria amends penal code to crackdown on freedom of speech

The Algerian regime is set on using the penal code to curb freedom of speech with the introduction of amendments that threaten with life imprisonment anyone who leaks security or economic documents or information. The new law comes as Algerian journalists in exile continue to unveil the endemic corruption and failed policies of Tebboune’s administration […]

Preparations for upcoming Arab summit discussed by Bahraini, Moroccan Foreign Minister

Preparations for the upcoming Arab summit scheduled to be hosted by Bahrain this May were discussed at a meeting held in Rabat Tuesday between visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Bahrain will host the 33rd Arab summit May 14 – 16. The Bahraini official’s visit to […]

Maroc Telecom donates $150 million to anti-coronavirus fund

Morocco’s leading telecom operator said it will donate its first quarter profit amounting to 1.5 billion dirhams (150 million US dollars) to the special fund created to mitigate the social and economic consequences of Covid-19. The government has pledged 10 billion dirhams to the fund which included a fine of 3.3 billion dirhams that Maroc […]