Thirty four individuals were arrested in Morocco on Friday after the police dismantled an international drug trafficking ring bringing cocaine and marijuana from South America to Africa and on to Europe. Government spokesperson Taieb Cherqaoui at a news conference in Rabat confirmed the arrest, which included a Spaniard who led the group out of Morocco.
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Military chiefs from four Saharan countries met on Sunday to set out a joint strategy for fighting al Qaeda's north African wing, the group holding seven foreigners hostage in the Sahara desert.
RABAT (Reuters) - Three people were injured on Friday when the roof of a Moroccan mosque collapsed during prayers to end the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, media reports said.
Moroccan police have arrested 11 Spanish activists in Aaiun at the Western Sahara who were wielding flags for independence for the disputed territory, the Spanish Foreign Ministry has said.
RABAT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African wing has warned France it will avenge its fighters killed in a raid by French troops in the Sahara desert last month.
RABAT -- Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba is due to visit Morocco on Aug. 23 for talks with his Moroccan counterpart in an apparent attempt to ease tensions erupted recently between the two countries.
ALGIERS (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda's North African wing said in an audio recording the group had been negotiating the release of a hostage it executed last month, contradicting French officials who had said there were no talks.
Thousands of Moroccans marched through Rabat on Sunday to protest against an Israeli raid on aid ship bound for Gaza, waving Turkish flags and chanting "Death to Israel, enemy of the peoples and warmonger".
