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19th Meeting of 5+5 Initiative Defense Ministers takes part in Lisbon with Morocco’s participation

The 19th meeting of the Ministers of Defense of the member countries of the 5+5 Initiative, held this year under the presidency of Portugal, took place in Lisbon on Wednesday with the participation of Minister Delegate in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi. The meeting, attended by ten ministers from Western Mediterranean countries, provided […]

Impotent Bouteflika postpones elections; Announces no fifth term

After two decades of autocratic rule, infirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he is not running for a fifth term as protests continued for three consecutive weeks asking for genuine reform to the opaque regime running the oil-rich country. Bouteflika, 82, said elections that were set for April 18 will be postponed, but he did not […]

King Mohammed VI hails responsiveness of Moroccan Army to secure the Guerguarate border crossing

King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, has hailed the responsiveness of the Moroccan Armed Forces to secure the Guerguarate border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania last November, when the polisario mercenaries tried to hinder the movement of persons and goods in this area.   “In our […]