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Egypt: 15 migrants found shot dead at Egypt-Israel border

Egyptian security and medical officials Sunday indicated that they discovered 15 African migrants shot dead in Rafah, in North Sinai. Circumstances of their death are still unclear, the officials said. Eight Egyptians had also been found wounded but medical officials say their health condition is stable. The Sinai Peninsula is often used by African migrants […]

Algeria clings to diplomatic deadlock as Morocco renews call for dialogue

Since ascending the throne in 1999, King Mohammed VI has consistently extended an olive branch to Algeria, urging the normalization of ties, the reopening of borders, and the revival of Maghreb integration. Yet, every sincere Moroccan initiative has been met with silence or hostility from Algiers. In his historic Throne Day speech on July 30, […]

Morocco’s Autonomy Plan For Western Sahara Gains Strong US Support

U.S. Congress has approved 2016 Appropriations Bill allowing Morocco to use US aid everywhere in the country, including in the Western Sahara. In its legislative report for the bill, signed by president Barack Obama, US lawmakers renew their strong bipartisan support for a negotiated solution to the dispute, based on autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, […]