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Archaeologists unearth Maghreb’s most ancient pre-Phoenician settlement in Morocco

A group of archaeologists discovered the Maghreb’s first pre-Phoenician settlement, where they found evidence of a bronze age village that challenges assumptions about the region’s history. The archaeologists, led by Hamza Benattia from the University of Barcelona, made the excavations in Kach Kouch, in the northern Oued Laou valley near the Strait of Gibraltar. The […]

Sudan: Three members of Transitional Military Council step down

Three military figures in Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) have resigned following protesters’ calls for their exclusion over their links with deposed leader Omar Bashir. The TMC late Wednesday announced the resignations of Lieutenant-General Omar Zain al-Abideen, Lieutenant-General Jalal al-Deen al-Sheikh and Lieutenant-General Al-Tayeb Babakr Ali Fadeel, according to local media reports. The resignations are […]

Potent Israeli lobby in US invites Morocco’s Foreign Minister

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful lobby group in Washington, invited Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to take part in a video conference on May 6, in a move that signals readiness of the Israeli lobby to campaign in favor of Rabat’s stands and interests. The resumption of formal diplomatic relations last […]