Before he was arrested in Morocco for having alleged links to the terrorist cell suspected of killing the two Scandinavian tourists, the Swiss-Spanish national had a troubled-past. According to his mother and friends, he consumed drugs, burned cars and had psychiatric problems.
After it received complaints from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Amazon removed a series of items that offended the Muslim community in the US. These products featured the word Allah and verses from the Quran.
According to the United States Department of State's recent estimates, 100,000 Sahrawis live in Tindouf. This number comes as the Security Council has urged the UN for years to conduct a population census in the camps.
Drivers participating to the Africa Eco Race have safely made it to Mauritania, through the Guerguerate border crossing. According to the race’s organizers, a Mauritania stage was cancelled due to weather-related issues.
While the Africa Eco Race participants are heading to Guerguerate, the Polisario is hosting a military drill in Amhereez. The Front, once again, denied alleged incursions in Guerguerate.
Israel is to officially ask for $250 billion from eight Arab countries, including Morocco. The money is to compensate for the assets abandoned by Jews who fled these countries after the creation of Israel in 1948.
The 2015 US Finance Act authorized USAID to contribute to development projects in the Moroccan-controlled Sahara. The 2019 one, which is being currently adopted, could be amended.
Ahmed Serhani is London’s most beloved bus driver. The Moroccan national smiles, chats and supports his clients while on duty, which made his story go viral in Morocco and the UK.
Weeks after the four men, arrested for orchestrating the Imlil killings, pledged allegiance to ISIS, the organization has not responded yet. For experts, the terror attack was an amateurish act.
While in Melilla, the leader of the People’s Party rendered homage to the Spanish army, especially soldiers who died in the battle of Anoual.