malta meeting of 5+5 group jan 2019

France: Three Alleged IS Militant Women Arrested

French interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve Thursday announced the arrest of three women allegedly connected to a car found with six gas canisters and suspected to plot a terror attack against a train station. “Those radicalized young women, aged 19, 23 and 39, were apparently preparing some new violent and more importantly eminent actions,” Cazeneuve said. […]

Polisario is digging its own grave after UNSC resolution 2797

On November 6, the Polisario Front once again claimed to have launched attacks on Moroccan troops along the berm in the Sahara territory. These declarations, timed to coincide with the anniversary of Morocco’s Green March, are part of a long-standing pattern of misinformation aimed at projecting relevance in a conflict the United Nations now classifies […]

Mauritania cancels Chinese patrol boats deal amid U.S. sanctions pressure

The Mauritanian Government cancelled a contract with a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned conglomerate Poly Group for the sale of patrol boats, following mounting pressure from the United States, according to a report by Africa Intelligence. The subsidiary, Poly Technologies, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for its alleged support of Russia’s war […]