Morocco’s Interior Ministry said it has detained several people suspected of inciting illegal mass border crossings into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, following the circulation of social media posts calling for such attempts around August 15. In a statement by its spokesperson, the ministry said it had monitored messages of unknown origin on […]
Algzeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has set July 4 for new presidential elections, the state-run news agency APS reported. The Wednesday decision came in the first decree by Bensalah who took over from Abdelaziz Bouteflika Tuesday as Interim President following a confirmation by the Parliament. Algerians were to go to polls on April 18 but […]
Moroccan security forces intercepted 294 candidates for irregular migration in and around Fnideq near occupied Ceuta on Saturday, August 15, as authorities mounted a large-scale operation to prevent any attempted mass crossing toward the Spanish-controlled enclave, a security source told Moroccan media. The updated toll marked a sharp rise from the 111 arrests logged earlier […]
