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Morocco has launched an international tender for mining exploration in the Tafilalet and Figuig Mining Region, a zone rich in gold, silver and copper, lead, zinc and barite. The tender covers a large area stretching over 13,000 square kilometers. Moroccan authorities said the bidders will have to meet strict technical, financial, social, economic, health and […]
The United States is gradually stiffening its stance toward the Polisario Front and its main backer Algeria, as congressional initiatives and diplomatic moves converge into a more assertive posture, according to developments outlined by lawmakers and officials. At the heart of the shift is a renewed legislative drive to compel the administration to formally review […]
Bahrain has reiterated its steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its full sovereignty over its Sahara, and commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his steadfast support of the Palestinian cause. This stance was expressed in a joint Communiqué issued following the 6th Morocco-Bahrain Joint High Committee, held Monday in Laayoune. […]
The United States has opted to appoint a chargé d’affaires rather than a full ambassador to succeed Ambassador Elizabeth Aubin, a decision that sends a clear signal about the current state of bilateral relations between Washington and Algiers. Mark Schapiro, appointed by Trump, has been selected to head the US diplomatic mission in Algeria. He […]
France’s Muslim community was left confused and increasingly frustrated after the Grand Mosque of Paris broke with the country’s main Islamic representative body CFCM and unilaterally declared the start of Ramadan a day earlier, in a move widely viewed as politically driven and aligned with Algerian state decisions rather than France-based astronomical criteria. The French […]
King Mohammed VI backs the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump for the reconstruction of Gaza and calls for the launch of a genuine peace process in the Middle East. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, held in Washington this Thursday under the […]
Lucía Jiménez, a Spanish journalist and human rights activist who spent decades campaigning for recognition of Canary Islands victims of terrorist attacks by the Polisario Front, died suddenly at the age of 60 from a heart attack in Málaga. Jiménez’s name became synonymous with efforts to give voice to civilians targeted during terrorist attacks against […]
The United States is gradually stiffening its stance toward the Polisario Front and its main backer Algeria, as congressional initiatives and diplomatic moves converge into a more assertive posture, according to developments outlined by lawmakers and officials. At the heart of the shift is a renewed legislative drive to compel the administration to formally review […]
