Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Morocco
Morocco seizes 24 tons of hashish after slain busts ring
Moroccan security forces seized nearly 24 tons of hashish from a number of boats and arrested 11 people after an overnight chase off the northern coast, the MAP news agency reported Saturday. The operation came hours after Spanish police said
World pays tribute to late Saudi King Abdullah
World leaders on Friday paid tribute to late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, with President Barack Obama hailing him as a bold leader and French President François Hollande describing him as “a statesman whose work has profoundly marked the history
Morocco, Egypt FMs hold talks following diplomatic row
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Moroccan counterpart Salaheddine Mezouar concluded talks in Morocco’s central city of Fes on Friday following a recent wave of diplomatic tensions between the two countries, according to media reports. “Mezouar expressed his pleasure
Seven held in Spain, Morocco in probe on women militants
Seven people were arrested in Spain and Morocco on Tuesday in a probe into a network recruiting women to join the jihadist Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Spain’s interior ministry said four women, one of them a minor,
Moroccan lawmaker dies after being hit by train
A Moroccan lawmaker close to Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane was killed in a train accident Sunday, his party said. The incident involving State Minister Abdellah Baha occurred at about 6:00 pm (1800 GMT) in the city of Bouznika, his Justice
Morocco flash floods kill at least 32
The death toll from three days of what residents described as the heaviest storms to hit southern Morocco in decades has climbed to at least 32, authorities said on Monday. The storms since Saturday caused flash floods in much of
Moroccan king to GES 2014: ‘our religion does not object to profit’
Addressing the fifth Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakech, King Mohammed VI urged young entrepreneurs to make use of technology to create new business initiatives. Islam “does not object to profit,” he said in a statement read by Prime Minister Abdelilah
Morocco arrests five would-be jihadists
Morocco arrested five people Saturday in the southern city of Marrakesh on suspicion of seeking to join jihadists in Iraq and Syria and of aiding terrorist activities, the interior ministry said. Three of those arrested, whose identities were not given,
Morocco disqualified from 2015 African Cup
Morocco has been disqualified from the 2015 African Cup of Nations after refusing to host the tournament because of Ebola, and a new host country will be chosen. The Confederation of African Football says it has received “some applications” from
Concern as Morocco blocks human rights groups
New York-based Human Rights Watch expressed concern Friday over what it said is Morocco’s interference with the activities of local and international human rights organizations operating in the country. Since the summer, the statement said, Moroccan authorities have blocked meetings
Morocco says to bolster security in the face of ‘threats’
Morocco, which has frequently reported the arrest of extremists and is concerned over the number of its citizens fighting in Syria and Iraq, announced Saturday plans to bolster its security. Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad said new measures will be deployed
Human Rights Watch finds few abuses inside West Sahara camps
Human Rights Watch says that contrary to claims by Morocco, there are few rights abuses at refugee camps run by the pro-independence Polisario movement in Western Sahara. The organization said Saturday its two week investigation of the camps noted isolated
No Burkinis! Morocco hotels ban ‘halal’ suit
ome private pools in Morocco’s tourism hot spots have banned women from wearing burkinis, sometimes described as halal swim-suits, which cover the body and have a head covering attached. Several resorts in the touristic city of Marrakesh have reportedly banned
Morocco dismantles ISIS recruitment cell
Moroccan police dismantled a nine-person cell recruiting volunteers to fight with the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Thursday. The network was operating in the Mediterranean city of Tetouan, Fez and Fnideq,
Mass protest in Rabat in solidarity with Gaza
Tens of thousands of Moroccans staged a popular protest to denounce the Israeli assault on Gaza and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Protesters raised banners condemning Israeli aggression on Gaza and praising the resolve of the Gaza Strip
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