Burkinabe former defense minister Jean Claude Bouda

Is a phone call paving the way towards thawing Morocco-Syria relations?

Diplomatic ties between Morocco and Syria seem to be heading towards a warming up following phone talks Monday between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Asaad Al-Shibani. The announcement was made by the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The phone talks between the two officials focused on the strong and promising bilateral partnership […]

Human Rights Watch Lauds Morocco’s New Law on Domestic Workers

Human Rights Watch, welcomed Morocco’s new law regulating work for domestic workers saying that such a legislation is “ground breaking” in as far as it will protect the rights of this social category. This new law “could help protect thousands of women and girls from exploitation and abuse,” said the international rights watchdog in a […]

Algeria: President orders to crackdown on ethnic unrest “with diligence and severity”

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has issued orders to crackdown on the ethnic unrest that has shaken to southern city of Ghardaia following violent clashes between Arabs and Berbers that left at least 22 people dead and many injured. Bouteflika, who convened an emergency high-level security meeting with the Prime Minister, defense officials, the army chief of staff […]