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A Moroccan policeman stands guard at the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation office in Sale, March 23, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Director of ‘Moroccan FBI’: Our Intelligence Saved Countries from Tragic Events

by Hatim Betioui | Mar 29, 2017 | Interviews

Rabat – Director of the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said that security coordination with Algeria is insufficient given the challenges facing the region. “Moroccan intelligence saved Western, Arab and African countries from...

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Saad Eddine El Othmani, minister for foreign affairs of Morocco, addresses the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 30, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Moroccan King Appoints Othmani as Prime Minister

by Hatim Betioui | Mar 18, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI appointed on Friday Saad Eddine El Othmani of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) as the country’s new prime minister and asked him to form a government. The king announced on Wednesday he would replace Abdelilah...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé (AFP)

Alpha Condé: Foreign Interference behind Africa’s Problems

by Hatim Betioui | Mar 16, 2017 | Interviews

Conakry (Guinea) – Guinean President Alpha Condé, whose country currently assumes the rotating presidency of the African Union, said problems facing the Dark Continent were mainly due to “foreign interference.” In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Condé...

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Moroccan King Mohammed VI: It’s So Good to Be Back Home

by Hatim Betioui | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Addis Ababa – “Africa is my continent, and my home,” Moroccan King Mohammed VI said in his speech on Tuesday at the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. “It is so good to be back home, after having been away for too long! It is a good day when you can show your...

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Leaders gathered for a group photo at the 28th ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday. PHOTO: MULUGETA AYENE/ASSOCIATED PRES

Morocco Rejoins the African Union

by Hatim Betioui | Jan 31, 2017 | Middle East

Addis Ababa – The African Union (AU) on Monday admitted Morocco as its 55th member, through an overwhelming consensus rather than the usual voting process. African leaders, who convened in Addis Ababa for the 28th AU ordinary session, decided to debate the...