The lack of integration characterizing the Maghreb Union is a fallout of Algeria’s perpetuation of tensions with Morocco, although the kingdom has on ...

Algeria’s Call for Maghreb Union Ministerial Council Meeting, a Mere Diversionary Tactic
Few weeks after King Mohammed VI called for a frank and direct dialogue between Morocco and Algeria, with the ultimate aim being the reinvigoration of...

Algeria’s Zero-sum Game Attitude towards Maghreb Union Backfires
Only words but no action. That sums Algeria’s attitude towards any initiative to reinvigorate the Maghreb. Algeria, which maintains borders closed wit...

Morocco Reaffirms Attachment to Neighborliness in Maghreb Region
King Mohammed VI who has stressed repeatedly the need for reinvigorating the Maghreb Union since his enthronement has expressed clearly Morocco’s will...

Morocco Tunisia Sign 13 Cooperation Agreements
Head of the Moroccan Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and his Tunisian peer Youssef Chahed chaired on June 19 in Rabat the signing ceremony of 13 coo...

Morocco Looks South, Opts for ECOWAS
Morocco has officially requested membership in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a sub-regional grouping that has been steadily ...

Sarkozy’s Support for Morocco on Western Sahara Irks Algeria
The recent remarks made by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy expressing his firm support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara have irked...

Libya: Tangiers Forum Calls for Emergency Meeting in Makkah
A Forum held last week in the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers called all stakeholders in the Libyan crisis to hold an emergency meeting in Makkah, ...

Morocco Deplores Closure of Moroccan-Algerian Borders as Inconsistent with logic of history, legitimacy
Morocco has once again deplored the closure of borders between the Kingdom and Algeria, describing the closure as inconsistent with the logic of histo...

Morocco Pleads for Advent of New Maghreb Order
Morocco has pleaded for the advent of a new Maghreb order and for the construction of a large, strong Maghreb so that the region plays its political, ...