Morocco has condemned the persistence of incursions by certain Israeli officials into the Al Aqsa Mosque and its esplanade with the participation of some extremists among their supporters and called for the preservation of the legal and historical status of the city of Al-Quds and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Morocco, whose Sovereign chairs the Al Quds […]
The oasis town of Ghardia located 600 kilometers south of the capital and dubbed to be a major drug trafficking point is entangled in sectarian violence between the Chaamba community of Arab origin and the Mozabites, a Berber minority group which adheres to the Ibadi faith, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Recent clashes have left […]
Two Prime Ministers who both served under President Abdelaziz Bouteflika were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on corruption related charges in a move that aims to appease the anger of Algerian protesters ahead of unpopular elections next Thursday. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, close allies of Bouteflika, received 15 years in prison and $16,000 in […]
