Morocco-based drugs network dismantled — Europol
BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (KUNA) -- An international police operation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a major drug-smuggling network through 36 arrests and the seizure of over 1.5 tonnes of hashish. The operation, conducted in cooperation between Europol and...
Maghreb news 2013-08-07
Magharebia Latest News Latest Discussion Bubble-blue Elections | 2013-08-07 Mauritania sets election date Young activists look to the upcoming national poll for solutions to economic and social woes. Terrorism | 2013-08-07 Algeria backs Tunisian counter-terror...
Newswire : Jesse Jackson calls Morocco reforms the ‘wave of the future’
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief RABAT, Morocco (NNPA) – Although Tunisia, Egypt and other troubled hotspots in the region have been shaken by popular uprisings, Morocco has been able to avoid turmoil by expanding the rights of its citizens and giving them...
Mali’s Aid Problem – Analysis
By IRIN August 7, 2013 There is little discernible economic infrastructure on the 635km drive from Mali’s capital, Bamako, to the central town of Mopti, except for speed bumps and checkpoints where local vendors congregate to target vehicles as they slow. Rusted signs...
Morocco: Morocco to Boost Exports
Morocco: Morocco to Boost Exports 6 August 2013 , By Siham Ali, Source: Magharebia Rabat The Moroccan government has launched stimulus contracts for exporting companies as part of an ambitious programme to increase employment. Some 25 companies, including 16 that are...
Maghreb news 2013-08-06
Terrorism | 2013-08-06 Tunisia declares war on terrorism Sleeper cells are waking up, terrorism experts warn, ahead of what could be a bloody summer for Tunisia. Media | 2013-08-06 Libya media faces criticism for coverage With continued unrest throughout Libya, some...
Does the Arab world trust its media?
(CNN) - The Arab world's relationship with media is -- like the region itself -- complicated and often contradictory and one that has been changing rapidly since the Arab Spring. While social media as emerged as a powerful new means of communication and news, two new...
Sahel crisis : Can Mali Reunite? – Analysis
By Giorgio Cafiero FPIF August 5, 2013 Now that Mali has held its first election following the state’s near disintegration—a 16-month period marked by a fierce rebel offensive, a military coup, and a French military intervention—the prospects for peaceful...
Maghreb news 2013-08-05
Terrorism | 2013-08-05 Tunisia, Algeria join hands against terrorism Co-operation between Algerian and Tunisian security forces has led to the elimination of several terrorists hiding in the mountainous area of Jebel Chaambi. Security | 2013-08-05 Maghreb insecurity...
Revolutions In Egypt And Tunisia Have Not Yet Been Lost
MOSQUES IN CAIRO, EGYPT By Eurasia Review August 5, 2013 From the point of view of Islamic studies, the Arab revolutions have not yet been lost, despite setbacks in Egypt and Tunisia. “Those who are talking of failures or an ‘Arab winter’ now, some two years after the...