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Malawi Opens Consulate General in Laayoune

Morocco's Foreign Ministe and his Malawian counterpart inaugurate Malawi’s consulate general in Laayoune. MAP
Morocco's Foreign Ministe and his Malawian counterpart inaugurate Malawi’s consulate general in Laayoune. MAP
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Malawi Opens Consulate General in Laayoune

Morocco's Foreign Ministe and his Malawian counterpart inaugurate Malawi’s consulate general in Laayoune. MAP
Morocco's Foreign Ministe and his Malawian counterpart inaugurate Malawi’s consulate general in Laayoune. MAP

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Malawian counterpart, Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka, inaugurated on Thursday Malawi’s consulate general in Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara.

Mkaka, who held talks with Bourita in Rabat Tuesday, also announced his country’s decision to open an embassy in the Moroccan capital.

Mkaka reaffirmed his country’s strong and steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and its territorial integrity.

More than twenty countries have so far opened diplomatic representations in the Moroccan Sahara.

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Syrian Security Forces Detain Cousin of Toppled Leader Assad

A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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Syrian Security Forces Detain Cousin of Toppled Leader Assad

A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday.

Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the United States in 2023 for leading a paramilitary force backing Assad's army and for trafficking drugs including the amphetamine-like drug captagon, Reuters said.

Bashar al-Assad was toppled by the opposition factions in December and fled to Moscow. Most of his family members and inner circle either fled Syria or went underground.

Syria’s new security forces have been pursuing members of the former administration - mainly those involved in the feared security branches accused of rights abuses.

Rights groups have called for a fully-fledged transitional justice process to hold them to account.