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After a master-strike that led to arresting six would be suicide-bombers, Morocco’s bureau for judicial investigation (BCIJ) found more explosive material hidden in a car in the residency where the sister of the group’s leader lived in Temara, near Rabat. The terrorist group loyal to IS was busted last week in an operation in which […]
French geo-politician and historian Charles Saint-Prot has called on the Algerian regime to reconsider its anti-Moroccan obsession and end its costly support for the separatist plot, underlining that Algiers must understand that “diplomacy is not based on hatred”. “It is time for the Algerian regime to reconsider its anti-Moroccan obsession and move towards ending support […]
Several countries have reaffirmed, during the 45th session of UN Human Rights Council (HRC) convening in Geneva, their strong support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and commended the serious efforts made by the North African Kingdom for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. In their joint signed statement released Tuesday, 26 countries renewed their firm […]
Several members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the inter-Libyan dialogue held in Bouznika and its outcome, considering it a “positive step” towards the rapid resumption of the political process and a way out of the crisis in Libya. “The outcome of the mediation talks held in Switzerland and Morocco are positive steps […]
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was handed Tuesday a two year- prison sentence on appeal as crackdown on dissent intensifies after months of anti-government demonstrations in Algeria. Drareni, 40, is the director of the Casbah Tribune, the correspondent of the French TV5 Monde channel and Reporters without Borders in Algeria. Drareni, who has been held in […]
President of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al Mechri, expressed, on Tuesday, gratitude for Morocco’s efforts that ensured the success of the Inter-Libyan dialogue held last week in Bouznika, a coastal city to the south of Rabat. “We can only express our sincere gratitude and recognition to the Kingdom of Morocco, the King, […]
Morocco was elected Monday in the person of Professor Mohamed Amarti to represent Africa as a member of the United Nations Committee on economic, social and cultural rights for a four-year period, starting on January 1, 2021. The election of Morocco to this important Committee is a recognition from the international community of the efforts […]
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney gave the cold shoulder to a Polisario lobbyist and reiterated Ireland’s position in favor of a political solution to the Sahara regional conflict under the umbrella of the UN. As Ireland prepares to open an embassy in Rabat, Coveney told MPS at the question time that his country “supports the […]
Moroccan diplomacy enjoys the trust of the Libyan rivals for its neutrality and non-interference in domestic Libyan issues. The success of the Bouznika talks last week, which paved the way for an end of the institutional divisions in the country, is a landmark achievement of the Moroccan mediation. The Moroccan-hosted talks received international acclaim from […]
As the UN Secretary General braces to submit his new report on the Sahara to the Security Council in October with no words on the new UN envoy for the Sahara, the Algerian rulers and the Polisario leaders are becoming more hysterical and agitated. They unleash their frustration and anger at the United Nations and […]