Danish FM Jeppe Sebastian Kofod

Moroccan-Pakistani Military Cooperation Reviewed in Rabat

Military and defense cooperation between Morocco and Pakistan was reviewed at the meetings Chief of Pakistani Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa held Thursday in Rabat with Moroccan officials. The Pakistani General’s talks with Abdeltif Loudyi, Minister Delegate for National Defense Administration, covered the bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation, “marked by confidence, mutual respect […]

Algeria: Trial of Karim Tabbou, a Hirak figure, begins

The trial of Karim Tabbou, a key figure in the Hirak anti-government protest movement, opened on Monday, after several postponements.   The chairman of the small, unregistered opposition party the Democratic Social Union (UDS), appeared free before the Kolea court. He is accused of undermining the morale of the army.   Journalists were initially barred […]

Libya: Political Deal Reached in Morocco, Major Stride towards Peace

The political agreement signed by several Libyan negotiators in Morocco this weekend is a breakthrough towards a lasting peace in the North African country, although the Tripoli-based General National Congress has not initialled yet. Libya, which has been rocked by violence and fighting between rival armed groups competing for power since the fall of Gadhafi […]