OIC: Morocco reaffirms support to Palestinian cause, decries Quran’s burning & calls for religious tolerance

Morocco has reiterated its steadfast support to the Palestinian cause, condemned the provocative & offensive burning of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark, and called for the promotion of religious tolerance and coexistence. The Moroccan standing was voiced by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in a speech read out on his behalf by Fouad Akhrif, Director […]

Ex-Gabon First Lady to remain in prison after investigative judge rejects bailout request

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, wife of Gabon’s former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, will remain in detention in Libreville main prison after the investigative judge turned down her defense team’s bailout request, ‘Gabon Review’ reports. The Franco-Gabonese woman was sent to prison on October 12, after long hours of hearing in an alleged case of money laundering […]

Paris-Algiers relations souring over French documentaries on “Hirak”

The Algerian authorities decided on Wednesday to recall immediately their ambassador to France for consultation after TV channels France 5 and La Chaine Parlementaire” ( LCP) broadcast documentaries on “Hirak”, the protest movement in the North African country. The move will fuel tension and strain further already rocky relations between the two countries. The documentaries […]