Moroccan police have nabbed another group of radical militants who were planning to create an Islamic State affiliate in the North African country and undermine its stability. The cell was operating in the southern city of Essaouira and the central town of Sidi Allal Al-Bahraoui, according to the Moroccan Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), […]
Algeria’s self-serving approach towards the Sahel kept away from forging a stability and security partnership with the US, notes the United States Institute of Peace. In a study, headlined “For Peace in the Sahel, Can the U.S. Work with Algeria?”, the US think tank notes that Algeria has failed to help the Tuareg and the […]
The growing diplomatic rift between Qatar and other regional Doha as S&P downgraded its credit rating from AA to AA- while warning that further steps in this vein could follow. The decision was made late on Wednesday. The crisis has also reflected on the country’s stock market as it slipped by 9%. The riyal has […]
