Will Morocco Extradite a Hezbollah Financier to the United States?
(World News Egypt)

On March 21, a Moroccan security official confirmed that the kingdom plans to deport Lebanese businessman Kassim Tajideen to the United States, presumably based on his financial ties to Hezbollah and related designations by the U.S. Treasury Department. He was arrested last week in Morocco while on his way from Guinea to Beirut. His lawyer, Chibli Mallat, told the authors that `there is indeed an extradition request from the U.S. Department of Justice,` though he denied allegations that Tajideen is connected to terrorist activities. `For the past seven years,` he added, `Mr. Tajideen and his U.S. counsel have communicated openly with the U.S. government and remained extremely cooperative...