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Spain’s official gazette recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Sahara

In a reference to Laayoune as a Moroccan city, the Spanish official gazette has reflected the official position of the country in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The Spanish official gazette had in August cited Laayoune in a text, in a move that shows Spanish commitment to its 2022 declaration in which it […]

Israel’s Liaison Office Inaugurated in Rabat

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Moroccan Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli inaugurated Israel’s Liaison Office in Morocco’s capital Thursday morning, following last year’s agreement to reestablish ties between the two countries.   At the ceremony, limited by COVID-19 restrictions, Lapid was accompanied by the members of his delegation, Welfare Minister Meir Cohen, a native […]

France fumes over expulsion of two French journalists by Burkina Faso

France’s foreign ministry Monday slammed Burkina Faso’s Saturday decision to expel two French journalists from the West African country. Authorities of the African country expelled Sophie Douce and Agnès Faivre respectively correspondents of Le Monde and Liberation after they were questioned by the country’s police directorate. Liberation reported that the army committed abuses against adolescents […]