Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Sheikh of Sahara, reported dead in June by Libyan authorities, is still alive according to a top Al-Qaeda fighter. Abderraouf Hossam, a top Al-Qaeda fighter, indicated in an audio recording dating back to July that the Algerian leader of al Mourabitoune, an Al-Qaeda-affiliate armed group in West Africa, was still alive and claims […]
The EU should help Morocco address the challenges linked to the increase in Sub-Saharan migrants, said Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. Speaking at a conference on security and migration in Vienna, the Spanish official described Morocco as a “privileged partner” whom the EU should help setting up accommodation facilities for migrants and border monitoring. Morocco […]
Moroccan security forces nabbed Wednesday five men suspected for drug trafficking, in Benguerir, a central province of the kingdom. The men, aged between 16 and 35, suspected of having links with a criminal network involved in drug trafficking, were caught in possession of 512 kilos of kif, 94 kilos of tobacco leaves and 6 kilos […]
