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Moroccan intelligence services warned French authority of the Tuesday terror act against Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Roman Catholic Church which claimed the life of priest Jacques Hamel. Morocco sent the photo of the second attacker, French Magazine Marianne reports. Marianne in a Thursday report claimed that French authorities were sent on July 22; four days before the attack, […]
Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Faiez Serraj Monday formerly protested at French military presence as he met with French envoy at the sidelines of Arab League Summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania, reports say. Serraj according to media team of his government had demanded from French Ambassador Antoine Sivan “an official explanation from the French government about the […]
French President Tuesday declared France at war following Islamist attack on a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray which left the priest assassinated. Francois Holland on visit to the scene of the attack also announced that the Islamic State (IS) group has declared war to France. “We are in front of a group, Daech that has declared war […]
In its latest travel advice update, France warned its citizens from visiting Algeria due to security threats, while listing Morocco as the sole safe country for French tourists in north Africa. The French Foreign Ministry published a map on its website showing Algeria in red color that indicates strong warning to French tourists against visiting […]
Five people arrested for alleged link with Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel; the Nice lorry driver who killed 84 people on France’s National Day, have been formerly charged by French justice. The suspects were arrested following the attacks and are reportedly members of Bouhlel’s entourage. The prosecutor’s office on Thursday held three suspects, namely Ramzi A., 21, […]
Ferhat Mhenni, the leader and founder of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie (MAK), was denied an entry visa on Friday by a Morocco’s consulate in Villemomble in France, Algerian media reported. Mhenni, who holds a passport of a political refugee, was planning to speak at a conference held within the framework of the […]
Morocco has strongly condemned the “despicable” terrorist attack that targeted Thursday night the French city of Nice during the Bastille Day celebration and King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and solidarity to President François Hollande. “I would like to express, on my behalf and on behalf of the Moroccan people, our firm condemnation […]
French President Francois Holland announced, in an early Friday address to the nation, the extension of the state of emergency for three additional months and the raising of the national security level following Thursday lorry attack in Nice, which killed at least 84 people and injured scores, including 18 in critical condition. The state of […]
The National Atlantic Treaty Organization announced from Warsaw, Saturday, a plan to set up an intelligence Fusion Centre in Tunisia, which was hit last year by a wave of terror attacks. The announcement made at the end of the two-day meeting of NATO leaders did not disclose much about the functions of the center but […]
The number of passengers at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca have grown by 4.47% in May compared to the same period last year, the national airport office (ONDA) said. Figures issued by the same office show that 707,790 travelers used the airport in May compared to 677,514 the same period a year earlier. Passengers on […]