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With Gaza entering its fourth month of a serious energy crisis, the United Nations on Thursday released a further $2.5 million from a pooled humanitarian fund to cover urgent needs in the Palestinian enclave, a UN press release said. The disbursement from the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian Territory will bolster the UN’s emergency […]
The Egyptian interior ministry announced it clamped down on a private hospital and arrested 12 people including medial staff involved in human organ trafficking, in Giza province, part of greater Cairo. The detained include three doctors, four nurses, three hospital workers and two agents. The ministry said the arrestees who form a network, “agreed with […]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warmly welcomed the repeal of laws in Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan that allowed rapists to avoid criminal prosecution by marrying their victims. A statement of the office of the High Commissioner quoted him saying that “to punish a rape victim by making her marry […]
Libyan Prime Minister Faiez Serraj, head of the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli, called for help from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, warning that some illegal migrants may pose a terrorist threat when they reach Europe. He warned that would-be terrorists were among the tens of thousands of people able to pass […]
Moroccan authorities said Wednesday they seized over 12 tons of cannabis following the dismantling in the Northern city of Nador of an international drug smuggling network. According to security services, six dealers aged between 20 and 57 were captured. Three houses located in the rural Ammejjaou area, used by the dealers as storage sites, were […]
The US State Department denied Egypt $96 million in aid and delayed $195 million in military funding because of concerns over Egypt’s human rights record and its cozy relationship with North Korea. Sources from the State Department confirm that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson authorized the $195 million to be held in reserve until Egypt […]
President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has been accused of sneaking members of his family and relatives in the official Tunisian delegation to perform this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The tirade published by Acharaa Al Magharibi media points out that relatives of the President will freely travel to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage, which […]
The involvement of Moroccan radicalised youth in terrorist attacks in Europe stands in stark contrast to the vigilance of Moroccan security at home, which managed to thwart attacks by terrorist cells before they move into action. In an article on this dichotomy, the Financial Times deems that the increasing attacks by Moroccan terrorists in Europe […]
Moroccan officer of the merchant navy, Ahmed Janane, who had been Kidnapped last July 31 by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea after an attack of the ship “OYA 1”, flying Panamanian flag, has been freed last Sunday. According to members of Ahmed’s family who revealed his release, he is expected back home in […]
Morocco’s integration into the Economic Community of West African States is a “win-win” deal, says CEO of the German-African Business Association, Christoph Kannengieber. “ECOWAS will not be weakened by an economically strong country such as Morocco, and as an ECOWAS member, Morocco would be better able to fulfill its desired role as a bridge between […]