Headlines Morocco

Morocco: Cannabis production accounting for 23% of country’s GDP, US State Department claims

The US State Department has sounded the alarm over production of cannabis in Morocco claiming that the export of the drug and its processed by-products represents 23 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The kingdom, according to the State Department, remains one of the world largest producers and exporters of cannabis. Around […]

Headlines Tunisia

Tunisia: 19 Alleged Terrorists Arrested near Libyan Border

Tunisian National Guard forces Sunday nabbed 19 people trying to sneak into Libya in view of joining terrorist groups. The men had earlier attempted to join war-torn Libya from Ras Jedir crossing point with no passports but were prevented from doing so. According to a UN working group, more than 5,000 Tunisians are believed to […]

Headlines Tunisia

Tunisia: A terrorist killed in ambush, Ministry of interior

Tunisian Interior Ministry announced Sunday security forces in conjunction with anti-terrorist unit traded fire with a group of terrorists on mountains of Siliana, killing one of them, official says. Interior Ministry’s spokesperson Walid Louguini told a local radio station that security forces together with an anti-terrorism unit from the district of Aouina laid an ambush […]