Tunisia terrorism

H&M, Starbucks to stay in Morocco

Kuwait’s Al Shaya group which operates Swedish ready-to-wear stores H&M and US brand café chain Starbucks in the MENA region and in Europe said it maintains business in Morocco, denying news reports that it was going to phase out from the country. Last week, Maroc Hebdo weekly said the Kuwaiti group will withdraw the two […]

Tunisia: Terror Cell with Links in Algeria & Libya Busted

The Tunisian Interior Ministry Thursday announced it dismantled a five-member terror cell in contact with jihadists in neighboring Libya and Algeria. The cell according to the ministry included three young women aged between 17 and 28 while the two men are 19 and 31. The cell was active in the town of Sidi Bouzid (central […]

Security Council Renews MINURSO Mandate Until October 31

UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, for another six months until October 31. The resolution took note of “the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the Secretary-General” (a reference to the autonomy initiative) and welcomed the “credible Moroccan efforts to move the […]