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Morocco-Spain joint security operation led to arrest of two ISIS sympathizers

Morocco and Spain have conducted a joint security operation that led to the arrest of two sympathizers of ISIS, one in Nador and one in the city of Lérida. Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), acting on information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested on Wednesday a follower of ISIS […]

COVID-19: Trump officially appoints Moroccan Moncef Slaoui head of Operation Warp Speed

US President Donald Trump officially appointed on Friday Morocco-born immunology expert Moncef Slaoui as head of the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine development team. Trump announced the appointment during a press briefing in the White House’s Rose Garden. The White House initiative aims to quickly develop and distribute coronavirus vaccines. Dr. Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, […]

Algeria to Grant Residency Permits to Sub-Saharan Migrants

Embarrassed by a growing surge of anti-migrant sentiment and in need of workers in farming and construction, Algeria is rushing to save its face with the launch of an operation to grant residency rights and job permits to illegal African migrants. The migrant regularization plan was announced by Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune in response […]