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Seizure of over 9 tons of cannabis near Tangier; five drug dealers arrested

Policemen arrested on Friday five people for their alleged links to an international drug trafficking network and seized 9.1 tons of cannabis resin. The banned substance was seized in a farm in Gzennaya region, about 20 km from Tangier, the national police said in a statement, adding that the operation was conducted on the basis […]

Libya : State of emergency in the South

A state of emergency has been declared in Southern Libya following an attack on the Tamahind air force base in the region. The government is calling it sabotage of the revolution and accuses Gadhafi’s loyalists of being behind it. The base was overtaken by the armed group prompting the government to order an airstrike and […]

Tunisia among five African countries facing IMF economic consultation delays

Tunisia was flagged among four other African nations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for prolonged delays in completing their mandatory Article IV consultations. The other African nations are: Sudan, Eritrea, Liberia, and Senegal, among 13 member states globally. Article IV consultations are annual economic assessments conducted by IMF staff to evaluate a country’s macroeconomic […]