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The number of migrants Morocco stopped from crossing illegally to Europe grew 4.6% in 2024 to 78,685, as the country faces an increasing migratory pressure. Climate change, unemployment, and wars are pushing an increasing number of African migrants to opt for the Morocco route, due to its proximity to Spanish shores. Up to 58% of […]
US president Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to ‘take ownership’ of Gaza and forcibly relocate more than 2 million Palestinians has triggered alarm and outrage across the Middle East. Central to the plan is the displacement of Palestinians to neighboring Egypt and Jordan, a move that has put both countries in an increasingly difficult position. The […]
Speakers of the Parliaments of the Atlantic African States have welcomed the Atlantic African States Process (AASP), initiated by King Mohammed VI. In the Rabat Declaration, issued at the close of the meeting of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the Atlantic African States, held in Rabat on Thursday, the Speakers of the Parliaments of […]
Morocco and Libya have signed a memorandum of understanding in the fields of maritime fisheries and aquaculture, on the sidelines of the Halieutis Fair held in Agadir February 6-9. The MoU was initialed Thursday by Morocco’s Secretary of State for Fisheries, Zakia Driouich, and the Libyan Minister of Marine Resources Adel Sultan. This agreement reflects […]
The Mauritanian authorities have convened to grant a multiple-entry visa valid for three months to Moroccan professional drivers operating in international road transport between Morocco and Mauritania, or between Morocco and West African and Sahel countries via Mauritanian territory, the Moroccan Embassy in Nouakchott announced. The competent Mauritanian authorities have responded favorably to Moroccan drivers’ […]
The authoritarian regime of Kais Saied will be hit with severe U.S. sanctions for dismantling Tunisia’s democracy, jailing political opponents, and escalating crackdown against human rights activists. The announcement was made by U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson in a letter addressed to Tunisian MP Fatma Msebbi who had called on him to apologize for his harsh […]
During his interview with L’Opinion, Algeria’s President Abdelmedjid Tebboune doubled down on interferences in domestic issues of France and Mali. The same president has been using conspiracy theories to distract attention from the worsening economic and social conditions in his country. Warning of foreign interference without offering evidence has become a national sport among the […]
A French Senate report denounced and urged an end to the 1968 accords with Algeria which facilitate the travel, employment, and residence of Algerians in France, against the backdrop of worsening tensions between Paris and Algiers. The report, which was elaborated as part of a review of French migratory policies, said France should either review […]
Morocco was re-elected on Thursday to the Executive Committee of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), represented by Mohammed Bachir Rachdi, Chairman of the National Authority for Integrity and Prevention and Fight Against Corruption (INPPLC). This renewal, adopted at the 14th General Assembly, reflects international recognition of Morocco’s contribution to preventing and combating corruption. […]
Tunisia’s Ennahda moderate Islamist party denounced the additional 22-year sentence against its leader Rached Ghannouchi and former Prime Minister as a “political trial” and “a blatant assault on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and a blatant politicization of its procedures and rulings.” Former speaker of the parliament Ghannouchi was sentenced on the charge […]