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The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to resolve the regional dispute. The renewal of the MINURSO mandate came in Resolution 2654, adopted Thursday by the UN Security Council. The Security Council […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP was given go-ahead to set up two subsidiaries to produce water from non-conventional sources as well as renewable energy in the region of Safi. The official gazette published the governmental decree allowing the OCP to operate in these fields as Morocco faces the worst drought in four decades. The […]
The European Union needs to act to counter the terrorist threat posed by the polisario separatist militia, which operates in the neighborhood of Europe, warned Member of the European Parliament Tomáš Zdechovský. The EU must make people understand the danger posed by certain military groups that adopt a terrorist doctrine, which threaten the values of […]
Tunisia’s independent electoral Commission, ISIE, announced the extension of the legislative elections candidacy bids submissions to October 27. The deadline was hit on Sunday October 23. The commission said Monday it had received 1068 candidacies in addition to 181 coming female candidates. The extension of the deadline, according to the electoral body, is meant to […]
South Africa’s “gesticulations” and “agitations” around the Moroccan Sahara reflect its “inability to act on the case,” said Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. “Rolling out a rag or a red carpet does not alter the case, but rather expresses inability to influence,” said Bourita at a press briefing in Rabat Thursday after his meeting with […]
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has highlighted in his latest report to the Security Council on the Sahara issue, Spain’s position that “considers the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007 to be the most serious, credible and realistic basis for resolving” the dispute. In his report, Guterres mentions the letter addressed on March […]
The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution reiterating its support to the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the United Nations for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Sahara. The resolution, adopted Friday, calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the UN Secretary General and his […]
Sportswear retailer Adidas announced on Friday that it had reached a legal settlement with the Moroccan Ministry of Culture over the use of Moroccan Zellij mosaic in the design of the Algerian football team’s jerseys, and expressed deep respect for the Moroccan people and craftsmen. Adidas issued a press release on Friday in response to […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted in his report to the Security Council on the Sahara, published Thursday, the fundamentals of Morocco’s position on its Sahara, as expressed by King Mohammed VI in royal speeches over the past year. In this context, the Secretary General stressed that on November 6, 2021, on the occasion of […]
Diplomats, petitioners and experts from around the world continue to commend, at the United Nations, the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution to the Sahara issue, denouncing the destabilizing scheme of the Algeria-backed Polisario militias having links with terror groups, drug & arms smugglers operating in the Sahel. Addressing the UN […]