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Abdelilah Benkirane, a former head of the Moroccan Government and former leader of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), is back to the leadership of the party. Benkirane was elected Secretary General of the PJD, during an extraordinary congress of the party held Saturday, in the presence of members of the National Council and […]
The United States delivered Saturday, October 30, some 850,590 doses of the Pfizer anti-covid-19 vaccine to Morocco as well as a $2 million donation provided by the USAID, aimed at providing additional emergency aid to Morocco and at extending further support to the Kingdom’s highly successful response to the pandemic. In a tweet, the United […]
France reiterated Friday in New York its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan as a “serious and credible” basis to reach a political solution to the Sahara issue. “France considers the Moroccan autonomy plan of 2007 as a serious and credible basis” for the settlement of this dispute, said the Permanent Representative of France to […]
The decision of the European Union court to annul two free trade agreements between Rabat and Brussels “is nothing less than an insult to international law,” writes the pan-African magazine “Jeune Afrique”. On September 29, responding to an appeal filed by the polisario separatists, the European court ruled for the annulment of two trade agreements […]
The United States reaffirmed Friday in New York its support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the “serious, credible and realistic” solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. “We continue to regard Morocco’s autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic” to meet the aspirations of the populations of the region for “a peaceful […]
The Algerian regime has put itself on a direct collision course with the UN Security Council and the U.S., the penholder of the resolutions on the Sahara, after deciding not to participate in the Sahara roundtable meetings that had brought together Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and the Polisario Front. In the resolution 2602 (2021) adopted Friday […]
Morocco, Seychelles and Mauritius are the only three African countries that have already met the vaccination goal set in May by the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health policy-setting body. At the current pace, just two more countries, Tunisia and Cabo Verde, will also hit the target, said World Health Organization in a press […]
The UN Security Council decided on Friday to extend the MINURSO mandate for another year, until 31 October 2022, reaffirming the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative for a lasting & peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The resolution passed by the Council welcomed once again the “serious and credible” efforts made by Morocco […]
Morocco has moved to the green level thanks to the great improvement of the epidemiological situation related to Covid-19, said Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb. In a presentation before the Council of Government, convened Thursday, the minister welcomed the clear improvement in epidemiological indicators, which has allowed the Kingdom to move to the green […]
Several African countries have reiterated at the United Nations their crystal-clear recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara and commended the realistic autonomy plan offered by the North African Kingdom for a lasting resolution of this regional conflict fueled by Algeria. Addressing the UN fourth Committee, the ambassador of Sierra Leone reaffirmed her country’s unwavering […]