Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — China plans to establish strategic ties with another U.S. ally in the Middle East. Officials said China has been planning a summit with Morocco in an effort to establish a strategic alliance. Officials said Morocco has been dismayed by relations with Washington under President Barack Obama. They cited tension amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco and the United States have been plunged into a crisis that led to the cancellation of a major military exercise. Diplomats said Rabat and Washington underwent a sharp decline in diplomatic and military relations when the United States supported a Security Council effort to expand the authority of a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have agreed to re-open their borders, closed since 1994. Diplomats said the governments in Algiers and Rabat have agreed in principle to re-open their mutual border as part of an effort to achieve reconciliation. They said the border re-opening reflected a recognition by Algeria that it required […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has failed to approve membership applications for Jordan and Morocco. Officials acknowledged that the GCC was divided over whether to admit Jordan and Morocco amid rising tension with neighboring Iran. They said several of the six GCC members, including the United Arab Emirates, determined that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Thugs hired by the ruling elite have threatened reformers in Morocco. Human rights activists said the so-called Baltajiyas, known as thugs hired to intimidate pro-democracy organizers, were being allowed to break up meetings and assault key activists. On Oct. 27, the thugs stabbed and killed a senior human rights activist, […]