King Mohammed VI August 2019

Morocco: Gulf Countries fully support Rabat’s “credible & Serious Plan” to end Western Sahara Issue

Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including Jordan on Wednesday in Saudi capital Riyadh threw their support behind Morocco’s laudable and ambitious autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara, few days after UN Secretary General angered Morocco calling the territory under Morocco “occupied territory”. The Foreign Ministers of the six Sunni Gulf States at […]

Morocco offers earthquake reconstruction aid to 51,300 households

Morocco has offered 1 billion dirhams so far in reconstruction aid to 51,300 households hose houses were totally or partially destroyed in the September 7 quake that hit the High Atlas. The government has offered 20,000 dirhams in a first stage aid to families to start rebuilding their homes and started disbursing a second batch […]

A Chinese General in Command of MINURSO

The UN Chief has appointed China’s general Wang XiAojun at the helm of the UN mission in the Sahara, known as the MINURSO. UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq confirmed the news that Wang XiAojun will replace Pakistan’s Muhammad Tayyab Azam who ended his mandate on November 7, 2016. With a 40-year military experience in China and […]