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Morocco Hands over Multimillion-Euro Baroque Painting to Italy

Moroccan authorities handed over to Italian counterparts a stolen 17th century Baroque Italian painting worth up to six million euros. The painting by Giovanni Francesco, known as Guercino, had been recovered in Morocco after being stolen from a church in the northern Italian city of Modena in 2014. The Moroccan police returned the painting to […]

Morocco’s Move to Rejoin AU: Not Fortuitous But Realpolitik

When the first press reports emerged saying Morocco is considering to retake its seat at the African Union after 32 years of absence, most readers and particularly Morocco’s foes thought it was just hot air or a far-fetched story. They forgot that in the world of politics nothing is impossible. They misread the North African […]

Egypt: Canada limits embassy services due to insecurity, British embassy closed

Canada has announced that its embassy will be limiting its services in the country due to security concerns. There are fears that many other western embassies could also take a similar step as insecurity continues to be a major concern especially with the rising insurgent attacks linked to the Islamists. The British embassy has already […]