Moroccan minister of transport Abelkader Amara and Swiss peer Simonetta Sommaruga

Algeria’s Oran Mediterranean games turn to scandalous fiasco

Algeria’s military junta planned to use the Mediterranean games to polish the image of a country beset by authoritarianism, poverty and instability. But its hopes were crushed, as the country accumulated rebukes for its organization fiasco. In a regime that has for long politicized sports and culture, the Algerian regime denied access to nine Moroccan […]

Coronavirus to throw 1 million Moroccans into poverty- official report

The coronavirus pandemic hit the income of many Moroccans with 1.05 million people expected to fall into poverty, the high commission for planning said. Poverty may grow in Morocco to 6.6% of the population this year, said a report co-drafted by the high commission for planning, the World Bank and the UN. Morocco has undertaken […]

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 […]