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Algerian verdict triggers violent protests in Polisario-run Tindouf camps

An Algerian prison sentence against a member of the Rguibat tribe provoked violent protests that took aim at the Polisario leadership in the Tindouf camps. Ahmed Ould Ben Ali, one of the thousands of disenchanted youths in Tindouf camps, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Algerian court on charges of drug trafficking. […]

Bee Colony Collapse Disorder: Special program to support Moroccan beekeepers

A special program has been set up to support Moroccan beekeepers affected by the phenomenon known as “Bee Colony Collapse Disorder”, noted recently in some regions of the country, announced Sunday the Ministry of Agriculture. The government has thus earmarked 130 million dirhams to take immediate measures through the support of beekeepers for the reconstruction […]

Flagged by Morocco’s BCIJ, Notorious Narcotrafficker Arrested in Peru

Morocco’s FBI, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), issued an international arrest warrant that led to the arrest of drug lord Victor Manuel Lemina Cores in Lima. Lemina Cores, a Spanish national, notorious for running one of the mightiest drug trafficking networks, was arrested by Interpol on September 11 in the Peruvian capital Lima. […]