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Morocco’s anti-drug action The global strategy to combat drugs, adopted by the Moroccan government has “significantly” reduced cannabis production in recent years in Morocco, said Monday the U.S. State Department.

LIBYA: Progress reverse with crackdown on media

“We firmly condemn these arrests and the campaign that has been waged since the start of the year against Libyan media that dare to criticise abuses in the system,”

Detention of 4 JOURNALISTS in Benghazi – Libya

Libyan government arrested Good Evening Benghazi team including Ahmed Almgasabi, Khaled Ali, Muftah El Gabaily , and Suleiman El Gabaily

Headlines from the region 15-2-2010

African Youth Games 2010 in Morocco Morocco will in May this year host the inaugural African Youth Games.

Turkey pushes for visa-free zone with Egypt

Turkey continued to pressure Egypt into making travel between the two nations easier. On Thursday, Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said again that Turkey and Egypt should remove

Suspicions Linger as Libya and US break the Ice

While the two countries have come a long way, hard work lies ahead if both Libya and the US are serious about final rapprochement. For Libya, it’s far more important

Egypt official: new Suez Canal map to guide ships

An official from the Suez Canal Authority told local Egyptian newspapers that the administration of the canal has begun the distribution of a map on the passing ships with speeds

Headlines from the region

Children of Moroccan Olympian not abducted The children of a Moroccan Olympic champion say they fled from his house and were smuggled out of the country with the help of

HRW to Libya: Stop blocking websites

Libya’s moves in late January, 2010, to block access to at least seven independent and opposition Libyan web sites based abroad and to YouTube is a disturbing step away from

Headlines from the region – 3/2/2010

Families of Jordanian prisoners in Syria, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US appealed to the government to intensify its efforts to help secure the release of their beloved