Deputy spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq

Egypt: Senior military officer killed in roadside bomb in Sinai

An army colonel died Thursday in a roadside bomb attack in the restive Sinai province, reports say. The attack took place outside the city of Bir al-Abd and targeted an armored patrol vehicle in which the military commander was, The New Arab reports citing security and hospital officials. The attack killed five other soldiers also […]

More Polisario dissenters flee to Morocco

After the many diplomatic setbacks it suffered abroad, the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist front is currently facing a growing internal dissent. Last week, precisely on March 18, a young officer, who claimed to be deputy commandant of a “Katiba” (battalion) of the so-called Gendarmerie of the Polisario, surrendered to the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) at Farcia […]

Coronavirus: Morocco records 9 new cases, expands suspension of flights with 21 more countries

Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend until further notice passenger flights with 21 more countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.   The announcement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release issued Saturday, March 14, the same day the Ministry of Health announced nine new cases of […]