Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi: Morocco’s King Pardons over 680 Inmates

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 681 convicts on the occasion of Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi, commemorated in Morocco this Friday Sept.05, corresponding to 12 Rabii Al Awal 1447 (Hegira calendar), said the Ministry of Justice in a press release. The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes inmates who were granted pardon over […]

African govts in fiscal bind amid high interest rates and debt squeeze

With the interest rates likely to stay high in 2024, governments across Africa are presented with a unique challenge and dilemma as they struggle to pay off rising levels of accumulated debt at the same time as they are being urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut costly fuel subsidies and raise more […]

Morocco’s FAR foil international drug trafficking attempt at Oum Dreiga

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) on Sunday foiled an international drug trafficking attempt, at the level of Oum Dreiga, along the defense line in the Moroccan Sahara. The trafficking attempt was foiled as part of the surveillance of Morocco’s borders and during the patrols conducted by the FAR along the defense line at the level […]