US Secretary of State to embark on rare Maghreb region visit as part of ''war on terror''

Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to pay official visits to Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia next month, aimed at boosting the United States' relations with those North African countries in the framework of the global combat against "terror", a US spokesperson said Monday. 

The top US diplomat is due to visit Algeria on December 3, but details regarding his visits to Morocco and Tunisia were not provided. (Albawaba.com)

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