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The recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara by the United States has prompted many comments and reactions in Mauritania, where several figures have hailed the move as a historic turning point and a historic diplomatic victory for Morocco. The recognition by the US of Morocco’s full sovereignty over the entire Moroccan Sahara region marks […]
Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki called on the Sahrawis of Tindouf to move to Morocco instead of continuing to chase an unrealizable dream, nurtured by the Algerian regime. “The declining Algerian regime sells illusions to the Sahrawis it holds as hostages in the service of a biased political choice,” said Moncef Marzouki during a recent […]
The blocking of the free movement of people and goods by the “polisario” undermines peace and security in the Maghreb and Sahel region, said the deputy speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies (lower house) and Chairman of the Czech-Morocco Friendship Group Vojtech Filip. The blocking of the free movement of people and goods […]
Algeria’s state news agency APS has spent the last few days relaying fake-news claiming fictional Polisario victories and decisive responses to Morocco’s actions to reopening its border crossing with Mauritania. In a story, the APS admitted that now Morocco has built a security wall that extends to the Mauritanian border. Morocco has deployed its army […]
Algeria and its creation the Polisario are sensing an inevitable Moroccan-Mauritanian alliance cemented by mutual respect, centuries-old ties and win-win economic partnership. Therefore, Algeria sent Polisario emissary to warn the Mauritanian presidency against such a move. But the Polisario envoy mission to Nouakchott was a diplomatic fiasco. Mauritanian officials treated the Polisario emissary Mohamed Salem […]
Moroccan businessmen will have a preferential treatment to obtain Mauritanian visa, as Mauritania looks to closer economic ties with its northern neighbor Morocco. The Moroccan employers’ federation (CGEM) announced the news saying that its members can submit their membership document to get visa facilities. The news comes as Morocco and Mauritania brace for a new […]
The repetitive acts of banditry on the Guerguarat road in recent years mirror widening cracks within the Polisario edifice amid a growing dissent among a disenchanted youth whose ambitions to a dignified life are held hostage by a cold-war minded leadership controlled by Algiers, said Bachir Dkhil a founder of the Polisario front. In multiple […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of Mauritania have voiced their shared resolve to consolidate cooperation between the two neighboring countries, to broaden the prospects of this cooperation and expand its scope. This came at a phone call that King Mohammed VI had this Friday with President of […]
Business as usual was restored in the Guerguarat border crossing after it was closed for three weeks by Polisario bandits. The Moroccan TV, Al Oula, showed footage of smooth crossing of heavy trucks in both directions between Morocco and Mauritania. “We thank His Majesty and the Moroccan Armed Forces for restoring peace and reopening this […]
Arab states and the international community have expressed support for Morocco’s actions to restore commercial and civilian traffic on a passage that has been blocked by the Polisario from October 21 to November 13, underlining the legality of these actions. In the Arab world, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan, as […]