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Tunisia: seven suspects receive life in prison sentence in connection with Bardo, Sousse attacks

A court in Tunis Saturday sentenced to life in prison seven people among 44 defendants suspected in separated terror attacks that killed 60 people in 2015. Charges included premeditated murder, threatening national security and belonging to an extremist-linked group. Three people received life sentences for participating in the first attack in March 2015 at Tunis […]

Morocco, UK Navies Conduct Joint Diving Exercise on Search & Rescue Operations

Cooperation between Royal Moroccan Navy and Royal UK Navy has gained momentum with the joint search & rescue training conducted by divers using a hand-held sonar at Ksar Sghir Naval Base, northern Morocco. According to a Royal Navy press release, a four-strong dive team and an engineer from the Gibraltar Clearance Diving Element took part […]

Morocco, Russia celebrate 65th anniversary of establishment diplomatic ties

Morocco and Russia are celebrating this week the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov exchanged congratulatory messages on this occasion. The messages reaffirmed commitment to enhance and deepen the multidimensional and mutually beneficial cooperation between Morocco and Russia, the […]