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The outstanding socioeconomic development achieved by Morocco in its southern provinces is visible, tangible and undeniable. This irreversible momentum will not be affected by the orchestrated hostile campaign carried out by Algeria and its polisario puppet. The remarks were made by participants at a meeting held lately via videoconference by “Sahara and Africa Center for […]
Algeria and its puppet, the Polisario Front, continue to divert the humanitarian aid sent by the EU for the populations in the Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria, revealed an investigative article published by London-based news outlet EUToday. “Unfortunately, and despite promises from the European Commission to put an end to the diversion of humanitarian aid sent […]
The UK-based Sound Energy Company has announced advanced talks with unnamed Moroccan partner for the purchase of LNG to be produced from Tendrara concession, onshore Morocco. Under an agreement sealed lately by the two sides, Sound Energy pledges to produce and sell to the “Partner”, for ten years, 100 million standard cubic meters of gas […]
US congress representative for Arizona, Paul Gosar said his country should denounce the Polisario and take a stand against Algerian-sponsored separatism in Morocco’s Sahara. “President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should denounce the Polisario which espouses a Marxist ideology,” he told Moroccan news channel Medi1. “You can’t stand neutral on this,” he […]
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is likely to appoint a new envoy for the Sahara in August or September, a diplomatic source told le360.ma. The source explained that prior to presenting the Sahara report to the Security Council, Guterres will have to appoint a new personal envoy. The identity of the new UN official […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has teamed up with the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) to help tourism industry recover from the covid-19 impact in several countries, including Morocco. The coronavirus lockdown has affected many sectors of the global economy, with tourism being among the hardest hit as worldwide destinations introduced restrictions on […]
The United States has listed Algeria among the countries wherein the illegal trade in people is widely spread, affirming that it will work tirelessly to free those still enslaved and will punish their tormentors. In its 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report, Washington placed Algeria on its “Tier-3 watch list”, the lowest ranking, which could trigger […]
The development projects carried out in the Moroccan Sahara are conform to international law and respond to an economic logic that ultimately benefits the local population, said Congolese University Professor Dr Firmin C.Kinzounza, underlining Morocco’s undeniable role in the Sahara as the “first investor, first employer, and first contributor to the region GDP”. The International […]
The US State Department has praised Morocco’s comprehensive counter-terrorism (CT) strategy that includes vigilant security measures, regional and international cooperation, and counter-radicalization policies. In its 2019 report on terrorism, Washington touted its robust and long-standing CT cooperation with Morocco, saying that Morocco’s counter-terror efforts largely mitigate last year terrorism risks, doubling the number of arrests […]
Morocco wins international praise for its coronavirus response