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Burkina Faso grounds Gates-backed mosquito project amid sovereignty, ethics row

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has suspended the controversial Target Malaria initiative, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation–funded project aimed at combating malaria through the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Announced Friday (22 August) by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the decision halts all activities and orders the destruction of remaining mosquito samples. Project […]

Morocco-Spain joint security operation led to arrest of two ISIS sympathizers

Morocco and Spain have conducted a joint security operation that led to the arrest of two sympathizers of ISIS, one in Nador and one in the city of Lérida. Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), acting on information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested on Wednesday a follower of ISIS […]

UN accuses Jordan, Turkey, UAE of violating Libya’s arms embargo

A confidential UN report on Libya states that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo. The country’s two strong men – Marshal Haftar and Prime Minister Sarraj – took advantage of the embargo breach. Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya since […]