Over 20% of Cigarettes Consumed in Maghreb are Illicit- KPMG Study

Illicit cigarettes accounted for over 20% of consumption across the Maghreb region in 2016. However successful prevention strategies have resulted in a 24% decline since 2015, said the Amsterdam based professional service and auditing company KPMG in a recent study. The study, dubbed “Illicit Cigarette Trade in the Maghreb Region,” shows the 13 billion smuggled […]

Tough times for right activists in Tunisia

Tunisia is backpedaling to authoritarian rule following President Kais Saied’s power grab, a déjà vu for many Tunisians. But rights groups in particular are worried about their hard-won freedom as the crackdown on them intensifies. Last month, authorities prevented rights activists from staging protests against President Saied in a move that invokes fears of the […]

Morocco, Land of Dialogue & Compromise, Hosted Confidential Meeting of the Five Nuclear Powers

The representatives of the five nuclear States (USA, Russia, China, UK & France) held lately a confidential meeting in Casablanca within the frame of the continued consultation between the five superpowers on several issues related to global peace and stability. The secret meeting was disclosed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in a statement […]