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U.S. reaffirms its unchanged position on Sahara, reiterates support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

There is “no change in the clear and consistent U.S. position” regarding the Sahara issue, said Sunday the U.S. State Department, while reiterating Washington’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan viewed as “serious, credible, and realistic.” In a statement published on the eve of the visit to Morocco of U.S. Assistant Secretary for North Africa Bureau […]

Turkish Justice Hands 8-Year Prison Sentence to Moroccan IS sympathizer

A Moroccan citizen living in Turkey has been sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, Moroccan Daily, Al Massae, reported. The man known as Mamoun El Battoui and aged 42 was arrested in February in the town of Bursa, North of the country, for belonging […]

Former US Congressman slams EU Parliament attacks on Morocco as being part of a “hidden agenda”

The Kingdom of Morocco is currently enduring systematic attacks by the European Union Parliament, and these attacks go beyond the ordinary political and diplomatic engagement between states and institutions, underlines former congressman Michael Flanagan in an analysis published by US magazine Newslooks. “These attacks amount to direct interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states,” […]