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Morocco’s Salafis Encouraged to Integrate

Morocco’s security experts, politicians and civil-society groups are asking the same question: will Morocco follow its regional neighbors to see a rise in radicalism? To that end, it seems that Moroccan government and its people do not fear salafists as much as they fear the Salafi Jihadism movement. This is why when Moroccan King Mohammed […]

Morocco Foils Drug Trafficking Attempt at Guerguarate Crossing Point

Moroccan security and customs services have foiled a drug smuggling attempt at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. The search operation, carried out Wednesday on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General for Territory Surveillance (DGST), enabled the seizure of 11,940 tons of […]

Morocco Allows Return of 25 MIURSO Civilian Staff to Sahara

Morocco reached an agreement with the UN to allow 25 civilian members of the MINURSO to resume their mission in the Sahara, the UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Five MINURSO civilian members have already arrived in Laayoune to continue their mission, after they were expelled last March. Morocco took the decision to cut the MINURSO […]