Strait of Hormuz photo from space station

Algeria’s FM returns empty handed from Spain

Algeria’s Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum was set back on his heels after a trip to Spain in which he failed to return with a statement backing his country’s support for separatism. Boukadoum was rather viewed as an official from a country whose nationals continue to top those who die while making the risky sea journey […]

Sheikh Yassine Passes Away, Visions Unfulfilled, Succession Uncertain

Sheikh Abdesslam Yassine, the founder and spiritual leader of Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, a Moroccan Islamist association, passed away early Thursday and will be buried Friday after the noon prayers. Abdessalam Yassine was born in 1928 to a poor peasant family originating from the Souss region in southern Morocco. He studied in Marrakesh before […]

AU-PSC: Morocco calls for census, registration of climate change refugees in Africa

Morocco has called for conducting a census and registration of refugees and displaced persons victim of climate change in Africa, and their protection from any kind of exploitation. The call was launched by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, Thursday during a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council […]