MOROCCO

Belgian capital Brussels remained under lockdown Tuesday while the highest security level was extended for another week over fears of a Paris-style attack.

None of the Paris attackers identified so far is a Syrian refugee.

Muslims in the U.S. are more affluent and better integrated, while many French Muslims think of France as a mother who has pushed them away.

“Before, I said to myself, this is happening far away, at the Stade de France in Paris. But now, it’s literally on my doorstep,” said a resident of Saint-Denis.

After Friday's attacks in Paris, French Muslims try to shed the "terrorist" label they've carried since Sept. 11, 2001.

Four alleged members of the Islamic State were arrested Monday in Morocco, where the family of the alleged mastermind of Friday's attacks in Paris is from.

The Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks independence and a United Nations mission was formed more than 20 years ago ahead of an expected referendum on Western Sahara's political future.

It was not clear when the recording was made but references to Russian aggression suggest it was made after Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched air raids against opposition groups and Islamic State in Syria on Sept. 30.

For all of October, as many as 68 asylum-seekers have drowned trying to reach Greece from Turkey amid Europe's worst refugee crisis since WWII.

A video released from a demonstration in Morocco Sunday shows two men dressed to look like Orthodox Jews pretending to smash a replica of the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

The leader of the gang, originally from Morocco, also actively recruited fighters for the group.

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition intensified ground operations in Yemen this week amid reports of 6,000 civilian fatalities.

With a large investment at stake, the North African country isn't budging in a territorial dispute over Western Sahara, where indigenous Sahrawis seek independence.

The bombing targeted a house in Sanban, in Dhamar province, about 70 miles southeast of capital Sanaa, which is controlled by Houthis.

A Moroccan news outlet said the store opening was blocked because of Sweden's plans to recognize Western Saharan independence.

A senior Yemeni government official said the two deadly airstrikes that struck a wedding in Taiz province Monday was "a mistake."

One day before, Saudi helicopters reportedly killed another 30 civilians.

The European Union's dream of building "a ring of friends" from the Caucasus to the Sahara has turned into a nightmare as conflicts beyond its borders send refugees teeming into Europe.

Police raided eight properties in Berlin that they believe are being used by suspected Islamists supporting fighting in Syria.

France's president called on all European nations to help deal with the influx of refugees, whose numbers have climbed to over 500,000 since January.

For the first time since Saudi Arabia formed a 10-country coalition in March to battle the Yemeni Houthi rebels, Egypt and Qatar have expanded their involvement.