Morocco EU- First meeting between New Foreign affairs Commissioner Josep Borell & Nasser Bourita

Morocco boosts security at border crossing with Mauritania

Morocco is tightening control over its southern borders with state-of-the-art technology to keep the Sahara and the whole country at bay from threats posed by terrorist groups and organized crime networks, the Moroccan press reported.   The most-southern tip on the shared borders with Mauritania had long been a haven for dealers until Morocco cracked […]

Eid Al Fitr: King Mohammed VI pardons 1,201 inmates, including convicts in extremism, terrorism cases

On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, celebrated this Friday March 20 in Morocco, King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, granted pardon to 1,201 people, sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, the Justice Ministry said in a statement The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, who are […]

Algeria runs against global counterterrorism efforts

Algeria, the country from which terrorism sprouted to plague the whole Sahel and beyond, has issued a statement opposing a ministerial meeting in Marrakech of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The reason was that the closing statement warned of the dangers of the collusion between separatists- which Algeria supports- and terrorist groups. In a […]