Morocco: Three illegal migration attempts foiled in Laayoune region

Local authorities and security services of the region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra on Saturday thwarted three illegal immigration attempts to the Canary Islands. In the town of Foum El Oued (province of Laayoune), security services arrested 20 would-be illegal immigrants, including 12 women and 3 children, who were preparing to take off in an inflatable […]

Why Family of Late Polisario Chief Mohamed Abdelziz Moved To Spain?

Following the death of the long-serving Polisario ringleader Mohamed Abdelaziz, his family is believed to have left the Tindouf camps (southern Algeria) to live in Spain, according to press reports. Such a move has raised many questions over the reasons behind such relocation. Is it voluntary or compulsory? It is a sign of a rift […]

International Condemnation following Death of Moroccan Peacekeeper in CAR

The international community condemned the attack against a peacekeeping convoy in the Central African Republic (CAR), in which a Moroccan peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured in a fire exchange on July 23. The attack took place when a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic […]