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Algeria’s never ending ‘blame Morocco game’

Algerian military junta and its civilian façade have hit an unsane level by their constant deployment of conspiracy theories blaming Morocco for all the woes in the country from climate change to self-inflicted economic and political problems. The most recent episode in Algeria’s propaganda machinery was to blame Morocco for currency counterfeiting in the country […]

Spain reiterates steady position in support of UN efforts on Sahara

Spanish Foreign Minister reiterated Friday her country’s steady position in support of the UN process in the Sahara, which aims at reaching a political and mutually acceptable solution to the over-four decade dispute. The Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya, who was on a working visit to Morocco, her first trip abroad, outside the European […]

Italy: Moroccan Kick-Boxer Condemned to Prison for Plotting Attacks against Vatican

A Milan court of justice condemned on Tuesday a Moroccan-born kick-boxer to six years in prison for planning to attack the Vatican as well as the Israeli embassy in Rome. The man, identified as Abderrahim Moutahrrick, was a former Switzerland kick-boxing champion. His wife Salma Bencharki has been also handed a five-year jail sentence. The […]