Morocco has won a diplomatic battle against Algeria at the Confederation of African Football and shattered its dream to see the so-called “SADR” admitted to the African football governing body, writes Jeune Afrique Monday. The CAF 43rd General Assembly convened in Rabat on March 12 actually approved an amendment to the confederation’s statutes stipulating that […]
Rachid Ghannouchi, head of Tunisia’s leading Islamist party Ennahdha, has revealed that he is expecting to be arrested on July 19 when he will appear before the country’s counter-terrorism prosecutor, in connection with investigations about Namaa Tounes that authorities accuse of financing terrorism. Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, leader of the National Salvation Front, on Monday made […]
The Moroccan police arrested Taoufiq Bouachrine, a prominent columnist and editor in chief of Akhbar Al Yaoum, one of the leading papers in the country, following complaints of sexual assaults filed against him. Local media said that 20 plain-clothed policemen raided the office of Akhbar Al Yaoum in Casablanca and arrested Bouachrine. The Arabic-language newspaper […]
