Morocco Foils Drug Smuggling Operations at Tanger Med & Bab Sebta

Morocco’s security services seized on Tuesday over 5.5 tons of cannabis at the Tangier Med-Port. The drugs were concealed in an international cargo truck that was heading to a European port. A statement released by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said the driver, a 30-year-old Moroccan national, was arrested. The illegal substance was […]

Frenchman Indicted on Terrorism Charges in Morocco Appeals Conviction

French national, Thomas Gallay, who was indicted on charges of funding a terrorist cell based in the Moroccan Atlantic city of Essaouira appealed his conviction after he was handed a six year prison sentence. Gallay, 36, said he had to sign confessions in Arabic language that he ignores and appealed the court’s decision in tandem […]

UN: France to chair mini-summit on Libyan crisis

France is set to chair a mini-summit Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss a political solution to the Libyan crisis, which worsened following a surprise push by east-based rebel commander Khalifa Haftar to seize capital Tripoli from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. France’s top diplomat Jean-Yves […]