Morocco attends COP25 in Madrid Head of Gvt Othmani with Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez

Algerian Djamel Okacha Takes Over Control of AQIM in Northern Mali

Algerian Islamist extremist Djamel Okacha has become the new commander of operations of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Northern Mali, replacing Abu Zeid who was killed in a French-led military campaign in the impoverished African country. The confirmed death of Abu Zeid, who raised millions of dollars from kidnapping of Western hostages, […]

Sweden Puts off Project to Build Asylum Reception Centers in Morocco

Sweden has put off its plan to build reception centers for Moroccans who saw their asylum applications rejected, Swedish media reported. Sweden decided to put on hold the reception centers after Germany withdraw from the project In February, Sweden’s then home affairs minister Anders Ygeman announced that Sweden and Germany would jointly invest in building […]

Libya: Haftar proposed as top army commander, parliament president to sign decree

Renegade army general Khalifa Haftar has been proposed by the president of the Libyan House of Representative Aguila Saleh as the top army commander and the parliamentarians have supported it. Haftar has his own forces and was fighting against the Islamists in the East before forming a coalition with the Libyan army last year. Authorities […]