US ambassador & envoy to Libya Richard-Norland

Libya: Discussions between the head of the Tobruk Parliament and U.S. ambassador

Aguila Saleh, the head of the Libyan Parliament based in Tobruk, was in Cairo on Monday 10 August. In addition to his Egyptian meetings, he met several European ambassadors, as well as Richard Norland, the US ambassador to Libya. Washington recently launched a proposal for a return to political discussions among Libyans. It consists of […]

Mauritanian Authorities Maintain Blackout on Slavery

Mauritanian authorities persist on maintaining a blackout on the practice of slavery in the country by denying access to international civil rights organizations, the latest of which is a US anti-slavery delegation that planned meetings with Mauritanian government officials and activists. The group, which includes leading US abolitionists, was rejected entry visas after landing at […]

Moroccan-Spanish ties, a diplomatic success story

Relations between Morocco and Spain have never been stronger, offering an example of a success story of cooperation between two neighbours working hand on hand including on controversial issues. At a press conference in Rabat, both Moroccan and Spanish foreign ministers, Nasser Bourita and José Manuel Albares, expressed satisfaction at the promising prospects of bilateral […]