Moroccan terror suspect pleads guilty in US A Missouri man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to help send money to finance al-Qaida's terrorist activities. The U.S. Justice Department said in a release Khalid Ouazzani, 32, of Kansas City admitted his role in a conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaida, along with bank fraud and money laundering charges. Ouazzani, a native of Morocco and a naturalized U.S. citizen, admitted he worked to support al-Qaida from August 2007 to this past February, and pledged an oath of support to the terrorist group in June 2008. Algeria switch up World Cup squad Bringing seven uncapped players into Algeria's preliminary World Cup squad reflects concern over the north Africans' chances at the finals. Coach Rabah Saadane has made significant changes to his squad in the wake of their performance at the African Nations Cup finals in Angola in January and a mounting injury toll. Regulars such as Hameur Bouazza and Yacine Bezzaz have been ruled out of the tournament in South Africa and there is concern over the fitness of Mourad Meghni, the Lazio midfielder. ITC top priority in Tunisia World Economic Forum has launched a new report highlights the role played by ICT in boosting Tunisia's growth and competitiveness. In Tunisia, the government has positioned new communications technologies at the heart of its national development plan. They are considered an enabler for economic diversification and for the creation of new, value-added activities in all sectors. Information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used as a strategic lever for socioeconomic development and as a competitive tool in an increasingly global and deregulated market. Darfur leader in Libya Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement returned Wednesday evening to Tripoli after Chad's refusal to allow him entry to join his troops in the troubled region of Darfur. Following his arrival today morning to Ndjamena on a Libyan Afriqiyah airlines plane from Tripoli, the Chadian authorities bared Khalil from entering into the country and confiscated Chadian passports he and his aides had in their possession. LRA starts attacks again in south Sudan After months of relative inactivity, attacks by the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army have resumed in South Sudan. Recent attacks have taken place in South Sudan's Western Equatoria State, where the rebel group may be planning to set up a base. The most recent attack by the Lord's Resistance Army occurred on Monday on the road that links the capital of Western Equatoria State, Yambio, to Tambura near South Sudan's border with Central African Republic. BM
