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Morocco: Counter-terrorism Services Foil String of IS-Sponsored Attacks

Moroccan counter-terrorism services Friday derailed dangerous terror plans that consisted in launching several coordinated attacks against diplomatic western missions and tourist sites, authorities said. The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) managed to “foil a dangerous terrorist plot following the arrest Friday in Tangier a Chadian national affiliated to Daesh,” said the Interior Ministry in […]

CPJ Decries Algeria for Growing Attacks on Journalists

The New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Algerian regime to cease crackdown on media and prosecution of journalists as a seven-year prison sentence was upheld against French journalist Christophe Gleizes, and convictions issued against Algerian columnist Saad Bouakba and Vision TV director Abderrahim Harraoui. On Wednesday, December 3, the Tizi Ouzou […]

COVID-19: Morocco extends state of health emergency until June 10, 2021

The Moroccan government Council, held in Rabat this Thursday May 6, has decided to extend the state of health emergency, that was scheduled to expire on May 10, to June 10, 2021. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Monday, May 10 at 6 p.m. […]