Algeria severed diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco, the OPEC nation’s foreign minister, Ramtane Lamamra, said in a televised press conference. The minister cited Morocco’s support for observer status for ‘Israel’ in the African Union as one of the catalysts for the decision.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that Moscow does not want to see American troops in the Central Asian countries to the south of Russia’s border. “First of all, Russia signed an agreement with these countries, which requires all members of the CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] to approve ...