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Jordan, second Arab State to have a consulate in Morocco’s Sahara region

Jordan plans to open a consulate in Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, amid a growing support for Morocco at the Arab and African levels.   The decision was announced by King Abdullah II of Jordan during phone talks with King Mohammed VI Thursday, the Moroccan Royal Office said in a statement.   […]

France will continue to fight terrorism in the Sahel

These statements, made last night on France 5, come a few hours after a video conference meeting of European foreign ministers and on the eve of a meeting between Emmanuel Macron and three of his Sahelian counterparts: Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum, Chad’s Mahamat Idriss Déby and Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. “The President of the Republic wanted […]

Morocco Condemns Israel’s Demolition of Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem

The Moroccan government has strongly decried the demolition by Israel of Palestinian buildings in East Jerusalem, saying the move violates international law and undermines the peace agreements signed by the Palestinian Authority and Israel.   The remarks were made Thursday in Rabat by foreign minister Nasser Bourita who expressed Morocco’s “firm condemnation” of the demolition […]