Morocco is the world's largest producer of cannabis resin according to the United Nations, and police seized nearly 100 tonnes last year. Police in recent years have also made multiple large seizures of cocaine, with South American cartels using the North African nation as a smuggling transit hub for Europe.
Erdogan announces elections for May 14 in Turkey
The Turkish leader said that they had agreed on an adjustment to the timetable with its junior right-wing coalition partner to avoid disrupting the school exam schedules.
Reformers call for an end to Iran’s mandatory dress code
Calling for an end to the mandatory Islamic dress code for women in force since 1983, the Union of Islamic Iran People's Party, the country's main reformist party, appealed to the authorities to wind down the activities of the morality police charged with enforcing the dress code.
