Morocco approves appointment of Staffan de Mistura as UN Personal Envoy for Sahara

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, began, on Tuesday, consultations with members of the Security Council, in order to appoint Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura as his Personal Envoy for the Moroccan Sahara, MAP correspondent in New York learned from diplomatic sources. The information was confirmed to MAP by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN […]

UAE offers to join Qatar in co-hosting FIFA 2022 World Cup if Gulf crisis ends

UAE’s Sport Chief Tuesday said the Gulf country, currently embroiled in a diplomatic spat with regional neighbor Qatar, is “open to co-host” the FIFA 2022 world to take place in the tiny gas-rich country if the rift is solved. FIFA boss late last year said members of the football governing body are ready to back […]

Paraguay recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, considers opening of consulate in southern provinces

Paraguay has formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and is considering opening a consulate in the Kingdom’s southern provinces, announced, on Monday in New York, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano. “We support Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, and we are considering the upcoming opening of a Paraguayan consulate in […]