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MINURSO Full Functionality Not Fully Restored, UN Says

Three months following the UN-Morocco agreement to allow for the return of civilian staff of the MINURSO, the full functionality of the UN mission in the Sahara is yet to be fully restored, the UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said. The MINURSO “continues to operate under existing arrangements and procedures,” Farhan told Innercitypress, noting that […]

Morocco Signs Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration Deals with Shell & Repsol

Morocco has signed an onshore oil and gas exploration deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Spain’s Repsol covering the region of Souss Massa. The explorations will be carried out at an onshore site in the southern region of Souss-Massa, which covers an area of 9,990 square km, Morocco’s National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONHYM) […]

Algeria steps up repression against Hirak activists in restive Kabylie region

The Algerian military junta arrested scores of the pro-democracy Hirak activists in the restive Kabylie region, where an independence movement known as MAK is active. The repression comes in a series of measures aimed at cracking down on Hirak activists in key cities in Algeria by a military regime reluctant to respond to the demands […]