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Tunisia: Woman arrested for plotting terror attack

The Tunisian Interior ministry Saturday announced the arrest of a woman planning to kidnap relatives of some security and military forces in exchange for the release of some prisoners arrested for terrorism. The woman was also plotting to stage an attack on a police station using an explosive belt that she manufactured herself, the ministry […]

Morocco resumes tomatoes exports

Morocco resumed the exports of tomatoes capped at 1000 tons daily, professionals said, after a ban that lasted weeks. Morocco had banned exports of tomatoes to African markets and reduced shipments to Europe after prices surged to unprecedented levels. The government spokesman Mustapha Baitas had said that the measures were aimed at reducing prices in […]

Algeria: President more isolated than ever (U.S. Think-Thank)

The June 12 parliamentary election held in Algeria was supposed to rescue the regime from its crisis of legitimacy, but instead it reinforced its lack of legitimacy with the return of discredited political parties that had strongly supported former Pdt. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted in 2019, says the Washington-based Middle East Institute (MEI). In an analysis […]