The People’s National Army’s (ANP) El-Djeich magazine has confirmed the purchase by the Algerian army of the Buk-M2E surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, designed to counter cruise missiles, smart bombs, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. The magazine said in an article in its August issue that the ‘Majd 2017’ exercise held in July, […]
Morocco increased eightfold the area cultivated with legal cannabis to 2078 hectares as the number of permits for investors grew to 161. Speaking to Asharq, head of the national agency for the regulation of the activities linked to cannabis, Mohamed Guerrouj, said these figures reflect the success of legalization among farmers and investors alike. “This […]
In a surprising turnaround, South Africa’s presidency announced on Wednesday that, in the end, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian […]
