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Morocco: FIFA backs 2020 AFCON futsal tournament in Laayoune

World football governing body, FIFA, Sunday officially backed the kingdom of Morocco to host the 2020 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) futsal tournament in Laayoune, noting that the city to welcome the championship is Moroccan. FIFA’s endorsement, posted on Twitter, deals a blow to both Algeria and South Africa, which lobbied the African football governing […]

Tunisia: Armed Robbery of Bank Linked to Terrorism

The Tunisian Interior Ministry has linked the Wednesday robbery of a bank near the border with Algeria to a terrorism act. An armed group left with the money available in the bank after breaking into the financial institution in the town of Kasserine near the Algerian border on Wednesday, local media Tunisie Numerique reports. An […]

Iraq auctions two Boeings stationed in Tunisia

The Iraqi government has placed two Boeings stationed in Tunisia since 1991 for sale three years after a deal with the North African country to remove aircrafts expired. Boeing 747SP-70 YI-ALM which belonged to the Iraqi government under former and late President Saddam Hussein and Boeing 747 – MSN 22366 owned by national carrier Iraqi […]