King Mohammed VI receives UAE FM

Had Morocco offered Gambia’s Jammeh Asylum in Return for Stepping Down?

Local media reports have said that Morocco is mediating in Gambia’s political crisis offering the defeated President Yahya Jammeh asylum in return for accepting election defeat and stepping down. The news was relayed by French speaking news website, Le Desk, which reported that Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita and Head of Morocco’s Foreign […]

Mali: Seven UN peacekeepers wounded in IED attack

Seven soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded last Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off under their convoy, the mission said.   The roadside IED exploded as the convoy went over it 34 kilometers north of the town of Douentza, Mopti Region. No one claimed […]

Thomas Cook Collapses; Morocco Sets up Crisis Cell to Contain “Domino Effects”

As soon as the news of the collapse of British travel group Thomas cook broke out, Moroccan tourism authorities set up on Monday a crisis cell to contain the fallout from the failure of the 178-year old Tour operator. The crisis unit includes representatives from the ministry of tourism, hotel industry, travel agents and Moroccan […]