Sahara: EU Confirms in Writing Its Alignment with Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The High Representative of the European Union reaffirmed the alignment of the 27 Member States with UN Security Council Resolution 2797 and confirmed that Morocco’s autonomy plan constitutes the basis for negotiations within the exclusive framework of the United Nations. This came in an official written reply, dated February 20, 2026, to a question from […]

Will Egypt-US Relations Sour Over Aid?

US House lawmakers have blocked a $450 million emergency aid the Obama administration was planning to give to the new government of President Mohammed Morsi, facing unprecedented economic crisis, with an estimated budget deficit of $12 billion. Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, says “I am not […]

False diaspora debate misses the point of Morocco’s football rise

Attempts by some Western and Arab media outlets and football analysts to frame Morocco’s historic World Cup performances as a by-product of foreign-born talent miss the point of the country’s long-term investment in talents and infrastructure. Morocco’s standing as a serious contender in this World Cup and its run to the semifinals of the 2022 […]