ISIS-affiliated Moroccan arrested in Italy

Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) arrested, Friday, in close coordination with the Italian security services in charge of terrorism cases, a Moroccan citizen who held positions of responsibility within the terrorist ISIS group, in its traditional strongholds in Syria and Iraqi, the DGST announced in a statement Saturday. Security coordination and exchange of […]

Somalia army, allies retake key al-Shabab stronghold as UN warns of refugee crisis

Somali government forces and allied militias, backed by the United States and African Union (AU), have recaptured a strategic town that the al-Shabab armed group had controlled for six years. Pro-government forces entered the town of Adan Yabal in Hirshabelle, about 220km northeast of the capital Mogadishu, after the al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters withdrew without resisting, President […]

Morocco, an African industrial powerhouse under reign of King Mohammed VI

Twenty-six years ago, no one would have imagined that Morocco’s top exports would be cars. Morocco’s GDP, thanks to the King’s far-sighted approach, has more than doubled in a tough environment reaching some $130 billion, thanks to different economic policies spurred by the King, with the industry at its heart. Industry has helped Morocco reduce […]