King Mohammed VI with president of Committee for the Development Model Chakib Benmoussa

Turkey Pushes for “Strategic” EU Membership

The 36th Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee kicked-off in Brussels on Tuesday with Ankara pressing for a full membership to the European body despite EU member states’ harsh criticism of its human rights record and political openness. Turkey’s European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik urged the EU to “support Turkey during this difficult period in the […]

Algeria’s Tebboune re-elected president amid vote rigging concerns

Algeria’s incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune won a second term with more than 94% of votes amid low turnout, crackdown on opponents, and vote rigging concerns. Tebboune was running against two less known candidates Islamist candidate Abdelali Hassani Cherif and socialist Youcef Aouchiche, who both received 3% and 2.1% of votes respectively. Less than 50% of […]

AU Summit: Rabat Renews Attachment to UN Exclusive Role in Handling Sahara Issue

Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita renewed on Sunday in Addis Ababa, his country’s firm attachment to the United Nations as the exclusive framework for finding a solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue. This regional conflict is in the hands of the UN which “remains the sole framework for finding a solution to this dispute in […]