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After the United States, NATO adopts the complete map of Morocco, including its Sahara

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has just adopted the complete, undivided map of Morocco, including its Sahara, following suit to the United States, which made the same move after it recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara provinces. NATO’s move deals another blow to the enemies of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity, comments the news outlet […]

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Morocco-EU farm agreement yields real benefits for Sahara Population

The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that the European Union-Morocco farm agreement that entered into force on July 19, 2019, has been properly implemented, resulting in real benefits for the Sahara provinces, even in times of the COVID-19 crisis, noting that these provinces have become a real “economic hub” linked to important partners such as […]

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HRW sidelines with separatist political positions, Morocco says

Moroccan authorities rejected Human Rights Watch allegations of violations in the Sahara and denounced the use of the New York-based rights group of human rights for political aims. The Moroccan human rights ministerial delegation deplored that HRW used a political discourse in its report on December 18 concerning the Sahara where it expressed its hostility […]

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EU needs to speed up its Southern Neighborhood Strategy starting from Sahara, Italian Former Minister says

The Italian former Defense Minister, Mario Mauro has called on the European Union to be pragmatic in its Southern Neighborhood policy, starting from the Sahara, and to place security and counterterrorism at the center of its strategy in the region, insisting that if the EU is serious about becoming a player instead of being a […]

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“Process to establish a US consulate in Dakhla is launched”, announces Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the beginning of the process to establish a US consulate in Dakhla, one of the major cities in Morocco’s southern provinces. The US Secretary of State has announced in a tweet this Thursday afternoon that the process to establish the US consulate in Dakhla is officially launched. […]

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Tanger-Med port expected to outperform Mediterranean ports in 2020

Container activity of Tangier-Med Port Complex is expected to exceed the threshold of 5.7 million TEUs container on December 31st, a 18 pc increase compared to 2019, a performance never reached by Mediterranean ports. According to Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA), the level of productivity has also broken records this year. To date, the bar […]

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Former UN Envoy to Sahara James Baker given history, diplomacy lessons for opposing Israel-Morocco accord

Former UN Envoy to Western Sahara and ex-US Secretary of State, James Baker, was given a lesson in history and diplomacy after he criticized the recent diplomatic accord between Morocco and Israel. Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former Pentagon official reacted to Baker’s opinion piece published last week […]

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US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty in Sahara, a rejection of ‘failed status-quo’ – Kushner says

White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner reiterated the recently adopted position of his country in support of Morocco’s full sovereignty over all the Sahara territory and stressed the primacy of the Kingdom’s autonomy plan. “By recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, president Trump is rejecting the failed status quo which benefits no one,” Kushner […]

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UN Security Council holds briefing on latest developments of Sahara issue

The United Nations Security Council held, on Monday, at the request of Germany, a closed doors briefing on the latest developments of the Sahara issue. According to diplomatic sources, quoted by MAP, this meeting was an opportunity for the United States to explain, for the first time before the Security Council, the validity and accuracy […]

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Egypt, next Arab and African state to open a consulate in Morocco’s Sahara

Egypt is said to be the next Arab and African state to express its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity by opening an embassy in the Sahara region, Egyptian media reported. President Sisi will send his foreign minister to Rabat for that purpose following similar steps by the UAE, Bahrain and Jordan in addition to several […]