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Morocco to build leisure port in Saharan city of Dakhla

The city of Dakhla, the pearl of Southern Morocco, will have its own leisure port to enhance its attractiveness for tourists and investors and foster its connections with the Canary Islands. Morocco’s ports authority (ANP) has invited consultancy firms to submit feasibility study bids for building such a port to offer diverse range of leisure […]

UN Envoy names Algeria as genuine party to Sahara conflict

In a moment of diplomatic clarity, UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura has publicly acknowledged Algeria as a principal actor in the Sahara conflict. Speaking to the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), de Mistura made it clear that the Sahara conflict pits Morocco against Algeria, with the Polisario militias referred to simply […]

Syria expresses thanks to King Mohammed VI for decision to reopen Morocco’s embassy in Damascus

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani conveyed his country’s thanks and gratitude to King Mohammed VI for his decision to reopen Morocco’s embassy in Damascus. In a press statement following talks in Baghdad Saturday with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, Syria’s top diplomat hailed relations between the two countries as being “very good.” “We thank HM […]