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Comoros: curfew imposed after president’s disputed re-election sparks deadly protests

An overnight curfew has been imposed in the Comoros after post-election violence against President Azali Assoumani’s disputed re-election turned deadly on Thursday (18 January), with the first gunshot victims arriving in hospital and security forces battling stone-throwing protesters in the streets of the capital. Reports of the first serious casualties emerged two days after the […]

Muslims in Melilla Protest against Moroccan sheep ban

For the second time in August, Muslims in the Occupied Moroccan city if Melilla took to the streets in protest against a Spanish authorities’ ban on Moroccan sheep ahead of the Eid Al Adha feast. Thousands staged a protest march along the streets of the occupied city where they raised slogans calling on authorities to […]

Sahara: Moscow smacks Algerian regime saying it would support Moroccan Autonomy Plan

Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, is sending signals that it is heading towards supporting Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. Ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on the Sahara scheduled end of October, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said his country is ready to support […]