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The Algerian military regime is keeping a very tight lid on the Spanish tourist who was abducted Wednesday in Southern Algeria, according to Spanish press reports. Militants of the terrorist group of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara are suspected to be behind the kidnapping of the 50-year-old Spaniard. During this terror operation, other […]
Egypt’s current account deficit more than doubled to $5.9 billion in the July-September 2024 quarter, up from $2.8 billion in the same period last year, according to the Central bank on January 16. A significant contributor to this widening deficit was a sharp drop in Suez Canal revenues, which fell by 61.2% to $931.2 million, […]
U.S. Representative from South Carolina Joe Wilson warned of the threat posed by the Algeria-backed Polisario to north and west African security amid growing ties with Iran and Cuba. “Iranian regime and Cuban communist dictatorship are working to destabilize West Africa with the Polisario front, a murderous threat to the kingdom of Morocco, an American […]
The judicial police arrested, in the northeastern city of Taourirt on Wednesday, an individual steeped in the extremist ideology of the terrorist organization Daesh. He was working as a teacher in Sidi Chafi village in the province of Taourirt. This operation, conducted based on intelligence provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), underscores […]
Malawi reaffirmed, on Thursday in Rabat, its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, and for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara region, and praised King Mohammed VI’s initiatives for Africa. The position was expressed in a joint statement that crowned talk held Thursday in Rabat between visiting Malawian Foreign Minister, Nancy […]
During his Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of State, Marco Rubio emphasized the excellent ties with Morocco and the potential for the Abraham Accords. Speaking on economic opportunities for US policy in West and North Africa, Rubio said “I look north to Morocco and other places where we have already seen substantial improvements,” he said. […]
The prices of bananas are set to surge in Algeria after the latter boycotted imports of the fruit from its main supplier Ecuador, which has withdrawn recognition of the Polisario entity and backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. Ecuador has made the position last month, following the example of Panama, showing strong support for […]
U.S. Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has described the Algeria-backed polisario armed militia as a terrorist organization which is actively engaged with its foreign allies in destabilizing acts in West Africa. In a speech made Wednesday at the House of Representatives, Wilson, Chair of U.S.-Morocco Caucus, said the North African Kingdom is a longstanding “essential U.S. […]
As many as 50 migrants who recently attempted to reach Spain via boat from West Africa drowned, according to the migrant rights organization Walking Borders, whose new report also found that over 10,457 migrants lost their lives last year while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Canary Islands. Walking Borders reported on Thursday […]
The CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, CHAN 2024, to August 2025. The exact date in August 2025 of the commencement of the CHAN 2024, to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda will be announced «in due course», said CAF. According to CAF Executive Committee, «good […]