US Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker starts visit to Morocco with a trip to Laayoune, a première

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, arrived this Saturday morning, January 9 in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, before flying Sunday to Dakhla for kickstarting the process of establishing a US consulate in the Saharan city.   Shortly after arrival, the US official toured the city’s diplomatic district which […]

Morocco Guerguerat intervention, a step towards ending once and for all Polisario banditry

Morocco sent its army to restore commercial and passenger traffic in the Guerguarat crossing in the UN-monitored buffer zone after all calls by the UN and the international community fell on deaf Polisario ears. Morocco has given ample time for the UN to make the Polisario leave the area and finally decided to act with […]

Tunisia: 24 armed Europeans coming from Libya arrested

Tunisian security authorities announced Tuesday they have detained 24 armed European citizens, including 13 French, coming from Libyan territories controlled by Eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar who has launched an offensive to control Tripoli. Interior Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi told media that security forces nabbed 13 French nationals attempting to cross the Ras Jedir crossing point on […]