Algeria: Protesters Call for Independent Kabylie State

Thousands of protesters staged protests in the main cities of the restive region Kabylie region demanding independence from Algeria. At a time the marches were staged across the Muslim world lately to denounce Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, disenchanted youth in the Kabylie mountains, east of Algiers, vented their anger at their government’s decades-long marginalization in the […]

Egypt halts diving activities at Ras Mohammed national park after shark attack

Egyptian authorities have closed the diving spot of Ras Mohammed national park, at the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh after a 12-year old Ukrainian boy lost his hand in a shark attack. The move came after a shark attacked the boy and his mother as well as their guide during a dive in the park […]

Morocco: Drug trafficking attempt foiled at Bab Sebta

Customs in Bab Sebta, Northern Morooco, on Saturday foiled a drug trafficking attempt of 117 kg of cannabis resin locally known as ‘chira’. A source from the customs revealed that the banned substance was carefully hidden in the form of plates inside a Spain-registered car. The Spanish national who was driving the car attempted to […]