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Spanish & Moroccan Police bust terror cell led by Moroccan Jihadist

The Spanish security services dismantled on Wednesday, with the help of Moroccan national police, a four-member terrorist cell led by a Moroccan in Spain, said ABC newspaper. The emir of the cell had fled Morocco to settle in Barcelona years ago. He moved lately to the region of Madrid where he got a farming job. […]

Poverty, Inequality and Safety Nets in the MENA Region

By international standards, extreme poverty or destitution is relatively low in the countries of North Africa. According to the World Bank, the number of those living below 2 USD a day was 13.9 percent in 2008, which would make the region of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) the fourth poorest region in the world […]

Malians went to the polls amidst coronavirus outbreak, terrorist threats

Malian voters went to the polls in sparse order on Sunday to elect their deputies in a high-stakes legislative session. No official turnout figures were available shortly after the polls stations closed, but findings by AFP correspondents and observers suggest that it will be low. The elections, postponed several times, should make it possible to […]