Month: October 2011

Madrid – Two Spaniards were abducted, on Sunday at dawn, in the Tindouf camps (Algeria’s southwest), a Spanish Foreign Ministry’s spokesman told MAP news agency. An Italian was also kidnapped in the so-called...

More photos » by Assad Abboud – RIYADH (AFP) Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has died, a palace announcement on state television said on Saturday, throwing his brother Prince Nayef into line to succeed King...

NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) – Mauritanian forces killed a top official of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) during an air raid into Malian territory, a Mauritanian security source said Friday. Mauritanian national Teyeb Ould...

Brussels – Morocco’s Mohamed Benhamou has been elected president of the “International Network for Strategic Issues” during the constituent assembly of the new body. Benhamou told MAP this election attests to the esteem...

Abu Dhabi -The short film “Salam Ghourba” (Farwell Exile) of Moroccan filmmaker Lamia Alami won the best short Arab movie Award in Abu Dhabi Film Festival, held on October 13-22. Thirty-two films from 23 countries...