Northern Mali in Chaos

Sunday March, a Plebiscite for the Sahara as Morocco’s

It was really Morocco’s biggest ever demonstration as more than three million people poured last Sunday onto the streets of Rabat to slam UN Secretary General’s latest remarks on Moroccan Sahara and reaffirm that the territory is Moroccan and Moroccan it shall remain. As shown in TV footage and press reports, the turnout was impressive […]

Egypt, Qatar to launch joint business forum in 2023 Q1

An Egyptian-Qatari Business Forum will be launched during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, Mubasher reports citing sources familiar with the matter. Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has been mandated to arrange the event, the sources indicated noting that the forum will be launched at the Gulf country’s recommendation. A number […]

UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate; Calls for Realism & Compromise

The UN Security Council decided on April 30 to extend the MINURSO mandate for six months, while it once again recognized the credibility of the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative to settle the Sahara conflict. The Security Council “decides to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until 31 October 2019,” reads the text of resolution 2468. The […]