Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military maintains only limited access to facilities in Turkey, a report said. The American Enterprise Institute determined that the U.S. military could not rely on facilities in Turkey for regional operations, particularly an attack on Iran. In a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina on Jan. 16, Texas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — King Mohammed has tightened his grip on the new Islamist government in Morocco. Western diplomats and analysts said the king has ensured that all of the defense, security and financial portfolios in the new Cabinet of Islamist Prime Minister Abdul Ilah Benkirane would remain with royalists. They included the Defense […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The leading Islamic opposition party has claimed victory in Morocco’s parliamentary elections. The Justice and Development Party said it gained more seats than any other group running in Morocco’s elections, meant to elect a 395-member parliamentary. The party is said to have won some 27 percent out of the 288 […]