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Tunisia: Mohamed Abbou resigns

Secretary General of the Congress for the Republic (CPR) resigned yesterday through a letter that he sent to the leaders of his party informing them of his decision to leave the CPR....

Counterfeit goods cost Morocco between 0.7 and 1.3% of GDP

In Morocco, counterfeiting is estimated between 6 and 12 billion dirhams (535 million between and billion), or 0.7% to 1.3% of GDP. The...

Algeria: Drivers waste 10 million hours in traffic jams

According to the national police and national security in Algeria, over 1,200 black spots are a real danger in the streets and roads of the country, causing serious accidents, in addition to the...

Libyan leader calls for unity on 2nd anniversary

Libya's leader called on Sunday for unity in the North African nation as it celebrates the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi but plunged the country...

French, Malian forces take control of Bourem

Hundreds of French and Malian soldiers have retaken the jihadist stronghold of Bourem, a town where many radical Islamic fighters were believed to have fled, officials and witnesses said Sunday....

Algeria: Saipem’s special treatment

Eni's subsiduary, Saipem which made huge gains in contracts in Algeria and it is now alledged that it did so with the active assistance of Sonatrach executives who were bribed and this may have...

Political Violence Grips Egypt From All Sides

Since the second anniversary of the uprising that ended the Mubarak regime, Egypt has witnessed a spate of political violence. Egypt’s opposition led by the high-profile National Salvation Front...

Gdeim Izik case: nine defendants sentenced to life

Nine defendants prosecuted for their involvement in the events related to the dismantling of Gdeim Izik in Laayoune, including one state leakage, were sentenced to life in the night from Saturday...

The Gdeim Izik trial: military court gives its verdict

The Military Court delivered its verdict in the night from Saturday to Sunday, in the case of events related to the dismantling of Gdeim Izik in Laayoune....

Ennhada demonstration in Tunis

Leaders of Ennahdha argued for the need to support the legitimate government and strengthen cohesion between the Tunisian people, calling for rejecting violence in all its forms....

8 Arab civilians detained by military in Timbuktu

Eight Arab men have been detained by the military in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region's Arab minority, whose members are accused of having supported the...

Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries

Four foreigners were arrested in Libya on suspicion of distributing books about Christianity and proselytizing, a Libyan police spokesman said on Saturday....

Marrakech: Two attacks with knives on foreigners in one day

On Friday, 15 February , there were two attacks on the public highway against two foreign nationals, by pickpockets in Marrakech. On Friday...

Déroulement du procès de Gdeim Izik

Après une semaine d’ajournement, le procès de Gdeim Izik, dans lequel 24 accusés poursuivis dans le cadre des événements ayant suivi le démantèlement, par les forces de l’ordre, le 8 novembre 2010,...

Le procès de Gdeim Izik : Un débat sur fond de droits de l’Homme

Les adversaires du Maroc ont choisi d’intensifier leurs attaques médiatiques et diplomatiques à l’occasion du procès de Gdeim Izik, qui s’est ouvert le 1er février 2013 et se poursuit toujours, en se...

Mali sets 7 July presidential election date, says minister

Legislative elections will follow on 21 July, along with a presidential run-off if required."We will organise the elections throughout the national territory in order to reunite the minds of...

L’enquête parlementaire sur les évènements de Gdeim Izik

Le 27 novembre 2010, la Chambre des représentants a mis sur pied une commission d’enquête, composée de 13 membres représentant l’ensemble des groupes parlementaires, dont l’objet est d’éclairer...

La complémentarité entre le respect des droits de la défense et la bonne marche du procès

Les réformes juridiques et politiques enregistrées au Maroc durant la décennie 2000 attestent de la ferme volonté de consacrer les droits fondamentaux et donc de renforcer l’Etat de droit. Le Maroc a...

Procès de Gdeim Izik : Ce que dit la loi pénale marocaine

Les agissements désolants et meurtriers perpétrés par certains éléments séparatistes armés au moment du démantèlement du camp de Gdeim Izik#*, en novembre 2010, contre les forces de l’ordre et la...

Les droits de la défense devant le tribunal militaire permanent

Le procès des 24 accusés sahraouis, ouvert le 1er février de 2013, se poursuit toujours devant le tribunal militaire permanent de Rabat. Parmi les questions qui attirent le plus d’attention dans ce...