Somali government forces and allied militias, backed by the United States and African Union (AU), have recaptured a strategic town that the al-Shabab armed group had controlled for six years. Pro-government forces entered the town of Adan Yabal in Hirshabelle, about 220km northeast of the capital Mogadishu, after the al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters withdrew without resisting, President […]
Preparations for the upcoming Arab summit scheduled to be hosted by Bahrain this May were discussed at a meeting held in Rabat Tuesday between visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Bahrain will host the 33rd Arab summit May 14 – 16. The Bahraini official’s visit to […]
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which gained 34 of the 395-seat parliament in the elections held Sept.8 in Morocco, has decided to join the parliamentary opposition. The decision was announced Tuesday by the party’s political bureau without giving explanations as the USFP first secretary, Driss Lachgar, has voiced readiness of his political formation […]
