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It’s Quasi Official: Bouteflika Candidate to his Own Succession in 2019

Algeria’s ailing President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika, in power since 1999, will be candidate to his own succession in 2019. The no-news was announced Sunday by the head of Bouteflika’s ruling National Liberation Front Djamel Ould Abbes. Outgoing President Bouteflika will be the party’s candidate at the presidential elections set for April 2019, the FLN Secretary […]

Morocco set to bolster its sovereignty on all strategic fronts

Morocco is committed to fostering its sovereignty in relation to health, energy, industry and food in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, King Mohammed VI said. In a speech marking the opening of the parliament Friday after the September 8 elections, the King lauded Morocco’s management of the health crisis, saying that the Kingdom managed […]

Spain: Three Moroccans arrested for promoting & recruiting for ISIS

Spanish security forces pinned down Wednesday in two different operations in the cities of Valencia and Barcelona three Moroccans accused of promoting the Islamic State group and of indoctrinating people on social media for the terrorist group. The first operation in the city of Valencia led to the arrest of a 43-year old man deemed […]