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Two EU drivers have been reportedly fired after IS propaganda CDs were allegedly found with them. The discovery prompted the EU to take a recent resolution to create its own team of drivers, reports say. German newspapers “Der Spiegel” relayed by French “l’Express” reported over the week-end that IS propaganda CDs were found with two […]
Visiting President Francois Hollande of France urged his Egyptian peer to respect human rights even though the country is being riddled with terrorist attacks. Prior to his visit, rights groups lashed out at Hollande for his silence over the poor human rights record in Egypt which has tightened its control over rights groups and massacres […]
Mayor of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, chairman of the senate Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Committee, is expected this Tuesday in Morocco to boost economic and commercial ties with the North African Kingdom. During the visit, Mr. Jose Ignacio will meet with several Moroccans officials including foreign Affairs and cooperation minister Salaheddine Mezouar and speakers of […]
French, Spanish and British ambassadors visited Tripoli Thursday in a show of support and announced return of their respective missions in the Libyan capital wherefrom they pulled out in 2014 as insecurity engulfed the city. Antoine Sivan, Peter Millet and Antonio Bordallo, respectively French, British and Spanish envoys to Libya arrived in Tripoli to meet […]
Just a couple of weeks before the UN Secretary General submits his annual report on the Sahara to the UN Security Council, King Mohammed VI had on Tuesday an extensive phone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin that covered among other topics the latest developments in the Sahara issue. King Mohammed VI and the Russian […]
Algerian authorities have refused to issue entry visas for “Le Monde” journalist to cover French Prime Minister Manuel Valls’ two-day official visit to Algiers in retaliation to the paper’s publication of Algerian President’s photo on its front page beside photos of world leaders named in the Panama Papers leak. “Algerian authorities have refused to issue […]
Mrs. Latifa Ibn Ziaten, a French national of Moroccan origin, has been among a group of women from around the world honored this year by the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. This Award is given to extraordinary women for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, […]
French intelligence agencies are recruiting informants in Morocco and other Maghreb countries part of efforts to beef-up their anti-terrorism squads as terrorist threats continue to loom on the country in the aftermath of the Paris attacks of last November 13. After the Paris attacks, the French Ministry of Defense decided to be more vigilant and […]
French Foreign Minister is expected in Tunis Thursday to enhance bilateral economic and security relations and underline France’s support to the North African country which is tormented by repeated terrorist attacks and struggling with a sluggish economy. The French top diplomat is expected to re-iterate Paris’s support to its former colony now unable to face […]
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said reaching a peace deal with Palestine will first require the Arab World warming its ties with Israel at a time Arab countries insist that normalizing their relations with Tel Aviv would only take place when a solution is reached to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu was speaking at the event […]