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Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has described the September 23 legislative elections as transparent and conducted in a normal atmosphere, recording only two isolated incidents that did not disrupt the overall voting process. CNDH President Amina Bouayach presented the preliminary findings on Thursday following extensive independent observation. The council, together with 25 associations, deployed […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita outlined the core principles promoted under Morocco’s 2026 presidency of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), emphasizing national ownership, inclusive institutions, and stronger partnerships aligned with states’ priorities. Speaking at a high-level PBC meeting on “National ownership in practice: Strengthening inclusive state institutions,” Bourita addressed an audience that included UN […]
Peru is planning to open a consulate in Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla, joining several African, Arab and Latin American countries that have already established diplomatic missions in Moroccan Sahara. The announcement was made by foreign minister of this South American country Carlos Espá y Garcés Alvear during his meeting held Thursday in New York […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, has reaffirmed commitment to continue endeavoring for achieving a solution that safeguards the historical and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. The commitment was reaffirmed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, in an address Thursday during the annual coordination meeting of […]
Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary-general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), has firmly closed the door on any participation in a government led by the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), the winner of Morocco’s September 23 parliamentary elections. Despite the PJD’s strong rebound to 54 seats from just 13 in 2021, Benkirane has made it clear […]
Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita has conferred in New York with Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. According to a press release issued by AU, discussions focused on ways of strengthening cooperation between the African Union and Morocco, the continent’s […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau affirmed, on Friday in New York, the United States’ commitment to the development of the Sahara region under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco. “We reaffirmed the longstanding friendship between our two countries, as well as our shared vision for the development of the Sahara region and […]
Morocco is entering the upcoming October review of the MINURSO mandate at the UN Security Council with growing confidence, buoyed by strong diplomatic backing from key allies and a favorable composition of the Council. A joint declaration issued on September 16 by Morocco, the United States and Israel reaffirmed Washington and Tel Aviv’s recognition of […]
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri, coordinator of the collegial leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), affirmed that her party will impose “no red lines” in discussions on future political alliances following its first-place finish in Morocco’s September 23 parliamentary elections. Speaking at a press conference in Rabat alongside fellow collegial leadership members Mehdi Bensaïd […]
Spanish opposition parties, led by the Partido Popular (PP) under Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida, continue to take for granted Morocco’s sustained efforts in migration control, security cooperation, and bilateral partnership while leveling serious accusations against the Kingdom without supporting evidence. Despite clear statements from Spanish police, intelligence […]