Morocco: Islamist PJD party suffers crushing defeat in legislative elections

The September 8 elections in Morocco were propitious to the liberal RNI party, chaired by Aziz Akhannouch, as it won 102 seats in the 395-member House of Representatives. Such was not the case for the Islamist PJD party, which led the government for two successive terms, since 2011. The PJD actually suffered a crushing defeat, […]

Morocco Took Part in Winter Meeting of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

A Moroccan MP delegation took part in the 19th Winter Meeting of Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) held in Vienna Feb.20-21. During the gathering, the Moroccan MPs discussed with OSCE members and partners several issues related to migration & security, the fight against terrorism & extremism, human […]

Somalia: Twin car bombs targeting military kill at least 15 people

Somalian police said two suicide car bombers killed at least 15 people in the Hiraan region in a terrorist attack Wednesday. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. The attackers targeted a military facility in the Mahaas district of Hiran region that is at the heart of the government’s offensive against al-Shabab. The two vehicles exploded […]