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Spanish FM describes Spain’s position on Sahara as “very clear” & “sovereign”

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares reaffirmed on Saturday that the position of his country supporting the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara is “very clear” and “sovereign”. Spain considers the Moroccan autonomy initiative as “the most serious, realistic and credible basis for the resolution of the Sahara dispute.” “The position of the Spanish government […]

No viable order is possible without rules, compliance with international law, says King Mohammed VI

King Mohammed VI has made it clear that no viable order is possible without rules and compliance with international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. In a message addressed to the 82nd session of the Institute of International Law, which opened proceedings Sunday at the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco in […]

Swedish oil firm executives go on trial over war crimes in South Sudan

Two former executives at a Swedish oil company Lundin Oil are going on trial on Tuesday (5 September), with both defendants accused of complicity in war crimes in present-day South Sudan, with prosecutors saying both were complicit in atrocities by Sudanese army and militias between 1999 and 2003, which both flatly deny. Swiss national Alex […]