Ignacio Cembrero: The dark side of Morocco diplomacy with EU
As previously covered here, Morocco's endevours internationally with press management and diplomacy appear to fall short of any notable achievement...
Year: 2024
Algeria: 2 more journalists arrested in crackdown on dissent
While Algeria prepares for a presidential election in September of this year, the crackdown on freedom of expression comes harsher...
Morocco: To legalise, or not to legalise cannabis
Morocco legalised cannabis, but cannabis remains illegal in Morocco. Despite the country’s regional traditions of smoking hash, the recreational use...
Damoun prison detainees include two pregnant women
The Palestinian Commission for the Affairs of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners revealed that the Israeli army has detained at least two...
Ben-Gvir urges for the execution of Palestinian prisoners
Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the execution of Palestinians currently held in Israeli jails by being...
Morocco’s drought devastates politically isolated olive farmers
While Morocco’s citrus farms – which are typically owned by the wealthy elite – thrive during the relentless national drought,...
UNRWA says restrictions render Gaza aid “nearly impossible”
Senior Communications Officer of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Louise Walteridge said on June...
U.S. Congress passes bill to censor Gaza death toll
On the 27th of June, U.S. Congress voted in favour of an amendment that would make the State department unable...
Iraq: Five bombs planted by ISIS uncovered in Mosul mosque
During renovations in Mosul’s Al-Nuri Mosque, United Nations personnel uncovered five bombs in a wall of the iconic building on...
Mauritania: Ghazouani tipped to win 2nd presidential term
Despite criticism from opposition parties, Mauritania’s current president is expected to win a second term in the country’s ongoing elections...
Israel: Ben Gvir’s department illegally issued weapons licenses
The National Security Ministry of Israel has been ordered by the Be’er Sheva Magistrate’s Court to provide information about the...
Gaza: risk of disease as huge mounds of rotting trash pile up
Under the beating sun, mountains of trash are piling up near displacement camps in central Gaza. As the trash rots...
Sudan: IPC warns of famine risk in 14 areas
With no end in sight for Sudan’s civil war, the world’s leading hunger monitor has warned that an unprecedented number...
Iran: Two candidates drop out of presidential election
Following former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash last month, two hardline candidates dropped out of Iran’s...
Foreign media networks closer to shutting down in Israel
The Knesset passed a preliminary motion on the 26th June that would allow the communications minister to close down foreign...
