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Moroccan activists call for de-criminalizing extramarital relationships

Moroccan activists launched on social media a campaign to de-penalize extra-marital consensual sex after a woman in Tetuan was handed a one-month jail term. The woman was a victim of revenge porn after her video went viral on Moroccan social media triggering her arrest and indictment by virtue of Article 490 of the penal code […]

Moroccan F-16’s escort US B-52 strategic bombers during Bomber Task Force Europe Mission

Moroccan F-16’s fly alongside a US B-52H Stratofortress during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission carried out on Sept. 07, announced on Tuesday the US Embassy in Rabat. In its twitter account, the US diplomatic representation published a photo showing fighter planes of the Royal Air Force flying alongside B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, belonging to […]

Qatar bank seeks U.S. enforcement of $1bn arbitration award against South Sudan

Qatar National Bank (QNB) has petitioned a U.S. federal court to enforce a $1.02 billion arbitration award against South Sudan, stemming from an unpaid wartime loan originally intended to stabilize the fledgling nation’s economy. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, QNB’s request asks the court to treat the International Centre […]