King Mohammed VI with Joe Biden when vice-president

Angola’s ruling party claims election victory amid vote dispute

The leader of the main opposition coalition has rejected the results of last week’s election in Angola in which the governing party claimed victory after the electoral commission put its vote at 51%. Joao Lourenco was returned for a second term as Angola’s president in elections that saw the Popular Movement for the Liberation of […]

Morocco a ‘strategic partner’, ‘not just any neighbor’ – Spanish FM

Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, has once again described Morocco as “a strategic partner,” saying it is “not just any neighbor” for Spain. “Morocco is a strategic partner, not just any neighbor. You have to have the best relations with its neighbors, in this case Morocco, and that is what Spain has achieved,” Albares […]

US unveils new multinational naval protection force to stop Houthi attacks in Red Sea

The United States and a host of other nations are creating a new global security force ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ to help protect and defend ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday (19 December) […]