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Morocco-Spain rift: Spanish Interior Minister tries to appease tension

The Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, in an attempt to appease tension between his country and Morocco, has stressed the necessity to “continue building trust” between Spain and Morocco following the diplomatic crisis that has arisen due to the presence in a hospital in Logroño of the Polisario Front leader, Brahim Ghali, and […]

EU backs Sahara negotiations on basis of Morocco’s autonomy plan

The European Union has welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution backing autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty as a basis for talks to settle the Sahara conflict. This marks a shift in the EU’s position which has for long echoed UN calls for a political, lasting and mutually acceptable solution, without defining the direction of negotiations. The […]

Austria: Moroccan Asylum Seeker Nabbed for Membership with Terror Group

A 25-year old Moroccan seeking asylum in Austria has been arrested for membership with a terrorist group planning attacks for end of 2016, reports say. The man was arrested Monday near the German border small town of Fuschl, in a small center for asylum seekers, French AFP reports. The young man is accused by the […]