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UN Chief Reiterates Call on Polisario to Immediately Withdraw from Guerguarat

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the Polisario to immediately withdraw from the Guerguarat area in the buffer strip in the southernmost tip of the Sahara. In his report to the UN Security Council members, Gueterres expressed deep concern regarding the presence of Polisario militiamen in the buffer strip warning that the situation […]

Will Morocco & The Netherlands Conclude an Extradition Treaty ?

The Netherlands and Morocco are looking into the possibility of signing an extradition treaty, according to Dutch daily NRC which cites a letter sent by Foreign minister Ben Knapen to the Lower House of the European country’s parliament. The treaty is part of a broader action plan agreed last July between the two countries to […]

Leïla Slimani, First Moroccan Woman to Win Prestigious Prix Goncourt

Moroccan-French 35 year-old journalist and writer Leila Slimani has been crowned winner of the French most prestigious literary award Prix Goncourt 2016 for her book “Chanson douce”, making her the first woman of Moroccan origin to get this award, which won her a personal congratulatory message from Morocco’s King Mohammed VI. Leila Slimani on Thursday […]