Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Syria Killed in Armed Attack

Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Syria, Mohamed Alaeddine Kiyali, has been killed in an attack by armed men. The consul and another passenger, a Syrian judge, Mahmoud Bebi, were both injured on Tuesday when armed groups opened fire at a car transporting them in the province of Aleppo, northern Syria, pro-government al-Ekbaria TV reported. The two […]

Thomas Cook Collapses; Morocco Sets up Crisis Cell to Contain “Domino Effects”

As soon as the news of the collapse of British travel group Thomas cook broke out, Moroccan tourism authorities set up on Monday a crisis cell to contain the fallout from the failure of the 178-year old Tour operator. The crisis unit includes representatives from the ministry of tourism, hotel industry, travel agents and Moroccan […]

Algeria: Army urged protesters to go to July 4 presidential poll as way out of political quagmire

The Chief of the Algerian army has called on protesters and the opposition to accept the planned July 4 presidential elections, noting that the poll is the only way forward to avoid power vacuum after unpopular transition president’s 90 days come to an end. Algeria has been reeling from tumultuous political uncertainty since March after […]