Headlines Morocco

Laurent-Graciet Case: French Appeal Court Turns Down Defendants’ Pleas

A French appeal court has turned down the pleas submitted by two French blackmailers, journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, requesting the magistrates to discard the audio and video recordings showing them in full extortion acts. The case of the two French journalists who attempted to blackmail Morocco and King Mohammed VI broke out last […]

Algeria Headlines

Algeria’s intelligence agency dissolved by President Bouteflika

A presidential decree, that is yet to be published in the official gazette, has dissolved Algeria’s influential Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS) and created a new intelligence agency known as the Direction of Security Services (DSS.) The new agency is to be led by a retired DRS chief, General Athmane Tartag, making many to […]

Headlines Tunisia

Tunisia: 3,000 police agents protest for better work conditions

Around 3,000 law enforcement agents marched towards the presidential palace Carthage Monday to claim better work conditions and risk premiums while social riots across the country are still going on. The protest has been in the pipeline since the November 2015 suicide attack in Tunis which killed 12 members of the presidential palace guard unit. […]

Headlines Libya

Libya: UN Peace Plan Rejected by MPs, Raising Serious Concerns

The UN-brokered peace plan proposing a unity government has hit another unexpected snag, dashing all hopes to restore peace and stability to this North African country. MPs of the internationally recognized parliament, based in Tobruk, have rejected on Monday the proposed new government, demanding major changes. Last December, UN announced the creation of a unity […]

Headlines Morocco

King Mohammed VI Highlights Morocco’s Role in Enhancing Interfaith Dialogue

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has underlined this Monday the leading role played by his country in promoting interfaith dialogue and fostering religious tolerance. In his opening address to the international conference on the rights of religious minorities in Islamic countries, currently held in Marrakech, the Monarch said Morocco has always been an outstanding model […]

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Algeria: another soap opera episode to nurture acrimony towards Morocco

As if relations between Algeria and Morocco were not strained enough, Algiers created out of nothing another uproar, announcing that it will start repatriating the Moroccans heading to Libya via Algeria as their number has been constantly increasing lately. To give the issue an official dimension, Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel summoned on […]

Headlines Morocco

Morocco wooed to participate in international coalition against IS in Libya

Morocco has been solicited to provide logistical support to a US-led international coalition that is to intervene in Libya in the framework of the fight against the Islamic State group in the war-torn North African country According to Moroccan “Al Massae” daily, Morocco has been invited to take part in the US–led international coalition against […]

Egypt Headlines

Egypt marks 5th anniversary of 2011 revolution, Sisi justifies 2013 military coup

Egyptian authorities have tightened security measures throughout the country as Egyptians are commemorating this Monday the fifth anniversary of the 2011 uprising which toppled former long-time ruler Hosni Muburak. In the build-up to the fifth anniversary, the government raised the security level and arrested a number of activists after the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and critics […]

Headlines Libya

Libya: Presidency Council accused of favoritism

Libyan Serraj-led unity government which has not taken office yet is already bashed for cronyism, leading some to predict its failure. Omar Al-Aswad, who suspended his membership in the Presidency Council, accused the Council of favoritism in the appointment of the ministers of the future national unity government. Speaking to Libya Herald, Aswad accused other […]

Algeria Headlines

Algeria: another soap opera episode to nurture acrimony towards Morocco

As if relations between Algeria and Morocco were not strained enough, Algiers created out of nothing another uproar, announcing that it will start repatriating the Moroccans heading to Libya via Algeria as their number has been constantly increasing lately. To give the issue an official dimension, Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel summoned on […]