Seven soldiers were killed Thursday, September 28 in western Niger during an attack by suspected jihadists, the result of a coup, military-designate Defense Minister and General Salifou Mody announced in…
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Tajikistan: Enlistment-Dodging Pushes Military Recruiters to Use Devious Methods
Copenhagen (17/08 – 78) Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit enlistment quotas in Tajikistan. When conscription season comes around in Tajikistan, military recruiters…
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“The King’s New Clothes – Hamas, Israel, Censorship”
Paris, Frankfurt (13/10 – 42) Twenty-First Century technology has a way of speeding everything up – often overdriving events beyond human control. Exhibit “A”: the internet. Hamas and its supporters…
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CASABLANCA, MOROCCO — Drought-stricken Morocco is expected to purchase 2.5 million tonnes of soft wheat, about half of its needs, from France this season ending June 2024, Reuters reported, citing Yann Lebeau, Maghreb…
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Morocco Plans to Import 2 Million Tonnes of Common Wheat
At a time when cereal exports are on the rise, Morocco plans to import 2 million tonnes of soft wheat to combat drought problems. The National Commercial Office for Cereals and…
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Tajiki Government Detains Families of Activists After Egg Incident in Berlin
Frankfurt, Brussels (6/10 – 27) While Tajik authorities have not been able to lay their hands on their activist opponents living in Europe, they are able to turn the screws…
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Mali: army, northern rebels move closer to decisive confrontation in Kidal region
The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation and become a turning point…
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King Mohammed VI appoints Fouzi Lekjaa Chairman of the World Cup 2030 Committee
King Mohammed VI has appointed this Thursday Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) Chairman of the World Cup 2030 Committee, the Royal Office said in a…
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“NCIS pathologist” David McCallum dies at 90
Vienna, Brussels (26/9 – 36) David McCallum – the British actor who played as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, a pathologist on hit CBS TV program NCIS, has died aged 90…