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Drug smuggling operation foiled, nearly 4 tons of Chira seized at Tanger-Med

Police at the Tanger-Med port, in coordination with customs services, foiled an international drug trafficking operation on Thursday evening, seizing 3 tons and 932 kg of chira. The joint border control operation targeted an international transport truck registered in Morocco, and led to the seizure of drug shipments concealed in specially built compartments inside prototype […]

Earthquake: Germany ready to support Morocco’s reconstruction efforts

The German Federal government has voiced readiness to support Morocco’s reconstruction of the Atlas Mountain villages destroyed by the devastating earthquake that hit the country on Sept.08. The supportive stand was expressed Thursday by German State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth in a tweet posted following his meeting in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita He […]

Libya: US Announces Official End of Air Campaign in Sirte

The US Africa Command headquartered in Stuttgart announced Tuesday that it ceased the air campaign against the Islamic State group (IS) in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte five months after it joined the Libyan unity government’s push to take back Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown. “In partnership with the Libyan Government of National Accord, the operation […]