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Sahara: Barbados Withdraws Recognition of Self-Proclaimed SADR

Barbados, which froze its recognition of the so-called “SADR” in 2013, withdrew its recognition of this phantom entity, dealing another hard blow to the polisario separatist group and its Algerian supporters. The decision was announced Friday in Rabat by Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley in a joint statement released following her visit to the North […]

Salafis and the paradox of Political Stability in Morocco and Tunisia

Before the Soviet Union controlled the former republics of Central Asia, Sufi brotherhoods dominated the religious scene in Chechnya, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. However, the Soviet policy toward Islam drove these Sufi groups underground for fear of persecution. In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet bloc, legions of radical Islamists filled the gap left […]

King Mohammed VI Sends Message to Egyptian President

King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The royal message was handed by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to his Egyptian peer Sameh Choukri at a meeting in Cairo Monday. The two ministers reviewed the progress made in a […]