Moroccan activist and the leader of the protest movement Nasser Zefzafi gives a speech during a demonstration in the northern town of Al-Hoceima

France issues arrest warrant for Algerian diplomat involved in kidnaping of political refugee

Against the backdrop of worsening ties between Paris and Algiers, French judicial authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for a former Algerian embassy official accused of orchestrating a covert kidnapping operation on French soil. The suspect, identified as a former intelligence officer operating under diplomatic cover, is wanted for “arrest, abduction and unlawful detention […]

Morocco: Tourism authority targets 11 million tourists for 2017

Moroccan tourism authority has announced its 2017 ambition as the industry authorities hope to increase arrivals from China and Italy and hit an 11 million-tourist target. Figures of tourist arrivals for 2016 second semester have saved the session and hyped hope at ONMT. Around 10.4 million tourists visited the kingdom in 2016. To reach the […]

Global alarm as Asian cybercrime syndicates expand into Africa and beyond

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has issued a stark warning about the rapid global expansion of Asian cybercrime syndicates, whose scam operations are now reaching as far as Africa, South America, and the Pacific Islands. Originally concentrated in Southeast Asia — particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos — these networks have evolved […]