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The European Union and Morocco issued a joint statement giving reassurances about the implementation of the agricultural agreement, in response to a strong worded statement by Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry warning of serious repercussions on bilateral ties if the Read more
Moroccan authorities have announced the arrest of three terror ISIS members linked to the cell dismantled recently in several cities of the North African Kingdom. The suspects were nabbed Monday in Martil (North of Morocco) and the rural commune of Read more
After meeting President Michel Aoun on Monday, Prime Minister Saad Hariri stated that “there will be no rift from now on at the level of the executive authority” as he gave assurances that they will be “in daily contact… to Read more
A law legalizing Israeli settlements built on privately-owned Palestinian land was approved by the Israeli parliament on Monday prompting strong condemnations from the Palestinians. Saeb Erekat, a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said the approval legalizes the “theft of Read more
President Omar Bashir of Sudan has accused Egypt of continuing to provide support to armed opposition groups fighting his government despite repeated calls for Cairo to stop. The Sudanese president who called President Sisi a “friend” lambasted at the Egyptian Read more
Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army expressed hope that his LNA will get the support of the USA in helping to lift the “unjust” UN arms embargo imposed on the country. In an interview with French media Read more
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi has stated that President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies towards the seven Muslim-majority nations are “unjustified decisions.” He stressed that Tehran will take “retaliatory actions” if Washington prevents Iranians Read more
French authorities Friday announced the man who attacked soldiers at Louvre Museum holds an Egyptian passport and arrived in France via the United Arab Emirates. Public Prosecutor in Paris François Molins indicated that the man applied for French visa in Read more
Syrian deputy foreign minister has finger-pointed the Tunisian Troika, led by Mohamed Moncef Marzouki that ruled Tunisia between 2011 and 2014, for being responsible for the Tunisian jihadists’ joining terrorist groups in Syria. “They are responsible for the sending of Read more
Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday held a meeting with President Erdogan in Ankara, in a bid, among others, to warm up bilateral relations affected by the failed July 2016 coup d’état. At the joint press conference that followed Read more