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China-Morocco ties poised to grow

China’s president Xi Jinping on his way from a G20 summit in Brazil stopped for a short visit in Morocco, an event that is reflective of the interest of Beijing in Morocco as a rising regional power and economic hub. Xi Jinping was received in Casablanca by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prime Minister […]

Mauritania: President’s Shooter on State TV

The Mauritanian military who wounded by gunshot President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on October 13 appeared on the national television and said that he fired at the head of state by mistake. Lieutenant Elhaj Ould Hmoudy said that he fired at a “suspicious vehicle” carrying passengers wearing turbans. He said he ordered the driver to […]

Morocco Nabs Six ISIS Members

Moroccan security services have dismantled another terror cell linked to the Islamic extremist group Isis. The six-member cell was active in the northern cities of Tetouan and Martil as well as in Casablanca, the biggest city in the North African Kingdom, an ally of the West. According to a press release issued Thursday by the […]