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Morocco files complaint to Spain over unethical media practices

The Spanish media is under shock over the unethical practices of Cuatro TV channel which recently aired a documentary denounced as a set up The documentary was aired on May 1 purporting to show an investigation featuring an interview with a Moroccan man depicted as “Pablo Escobar of Morocco” earning €180,000 monthly. The interview was […]

Maghreb-Sahel: Exodus of IS Fighters from Conflict Zones, UN Warns

The United Nations warned Maghreb and Sahel countries of the relocation of Islamic State fighters fleeing defeats in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “There are great risks that these jihadists join sleeping cells of al Qaida, and settle in the Maghreb and in the Sahel,” the UN said in a report. Moroccan Arabic media Akhbar Al […]

Triple car bombing attacks in central Somalia kill at least 20

An attack by Islamic extremist al-Shabab fighters on Somali government headquarters in Beledweyne, a town more than 300 km north of Somalia’s capital, on Monday (3 October) has left 20 dead and 36 wounded. Witnesses said two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated in the morning, and a third in the afternoon. “Heavy and disastrous explosions […]