US: IS Claims Minnesota Knife Attacker One of Theirs

The Islamic State group (IS) Sunday claimed responsibility for the mass stabbings at a Minnesota mall on Saturday which left nine people injured. “The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday (Saturday) was a soldier of the Islamic State who carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of countries belonging […]

Morocco urges overhaul of Euro-Mediterranean partnership

Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, called for a sweeping reform of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, arguing that the region must evolve into a space of concrete cooperation and shared responsibility rather than remain a symbolic or fragmented initiative. Speaking at the opening of a high-level retreat in Rabat focused on the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations, Bourita […]

Tunisia: Ennahda names VP to run for 15 September snap election

Tunisia’s biggest moderate Islamist party Ennahda has nominated its Vice President to run for the advanced September 15 elections, first time since the transition. The party, the largest in the parliament, chose Abdel Fattah Mourou, a 71-year old lawyer as its presidential candidate. Mourou is the current interim speaker of the House of Representative after […]