Ghassan Salamé

Niger: dispute with Benin, rebel attacks force junta to look for alternative oil export routes

Niger is considering routing its oil through neighboring Chad and Cameroon, instead of using a China-backed pipeline running from Niger to Benin’s coast, after protracted diplomatic disputes with the latter and a recent rebel attack that damaged the vital pipeline. The China-backed pipeline, which the junta in Niamey hoped would turn Niger into an oil-exporting […]

Moroccan F-16’s escort US B-52 strategic bombers during Bomber Task Force Europe Mission

Moroccan F-16’s fly alongside a US B-52H Stratofortress during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission carried out on Sept. 07, announced on Tuesday the US Embassy in Rabat. In its twitter account, the US diplomatic representation published a photo showing fighter planes of the Royal Air Force flying alongside B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, belonging to […]

Iran’s mischief in Morocco is a problem, warns US magazine National Interest

US bimonthly magazine the National Interest has rang the alarm about the maneuvers of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah, and the networks of document forgery they lead, to plot attacks or fulfil other aims, as they attempted to do in Morocco, “a strong U.S. ally” and “a historic bulwark of Islamic moderation,” raising concern over […]