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Leading Moroccan labor union calls for opening Moroccan-Algerian borders

One of Morocco’s largest labor unions, CDT, called for a march to the shared borders with Algeria to demand their reopening after decades of closure. The borders between Morocco and Algeria have been sealed since 1994 after an attack involving Algerian nationals on a hotel in Marrakech. The CDT said the march will take place […]

Algeria, top source of illegal migrants in Spain, IOM says

Far from the images of the mass border rushes at Ceuta and Melilla, a different migration story is unfolding in Algeria in the western Mediterranean. According to data released on August 12 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Algeria has become the leading country of origin for irregular migration to Spain, well ahead of […]

Rabat Condemns Houthi Attacks against Holy City of Mecca

Morocco has denounced in the strongest terms the criminal attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias against the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The condemnation was expressed Thursday in New York by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during a UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting held under the theme: “Safe seas, shared security: Protecting freedom […]