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Algeria loses bid to sway Spain on Sahara, renews friendship pact

Algeria has renewed its 2002 treaty of friendship and neighborliness with Spain, ending a prolonged diplomatic standoff that failed to secure any change in Madrid’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced the reactivation of the treaty this week following talks in Algiers with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, […]

Morocco Officially Offers Mediation in GCC-Qatar Rift

Morocco’s foreign ministry issued a statement expressing the Kingdom’s willingness to mediate in the crisis that has shaken the Gulf after Saudi Arabia and the UAE and their allies in the Arab World and beyond severed ties with Qatar, which they accuse of supporting terrorism and side-lining with Iran. “If the parties wish so, Morocco […]

Will Mohammed Abbadi Succeed in Preserving the Unity of Al Adl wal Ihssane in this Crossroad?

Mohamed Abbadi has been elected earlier this week secretary general of Al Adl wa al Ihssane after the demise of the founder and spiritual leader of the Moroccan outlawed Islamist association, Abdessalam Yassine. Mohammed Abbadi, Yassine’s closest friend who was sometimes called his “Black Box”, will lead the association for a five year term, not […]