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Morocco reiterated, on Sunday in Cairo, its full solidarity with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the heinous attack perpetrated by the Houthis and their supporters against the Abu Dhabi airport and the industrial region of Musaffah last Monday. This came during an extraordinary meeting of the Arab League Council, held at the level of […]
Amid a worsening economic and social crisis coupled with crackdown on dissent, the Algerian military regime has sought to shift focus by using the national football team to deviate attention from the real problems in the country. The puppet President Teboune and Algeria’s King maker and army chief Chengriha have put too much pressure on […]
Ryanair has scheduled Morocco on its 2022 summer schedule with tourist hubs Marrakech and Agadir on top of the list. The news came as a denial of a report by Maghreb Intelligence news outlet saying the company plans a withdrawal from Morocco which has shut its borders to passenger traffic due to the surge in […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all parties to the Sahara conflict to resume the UN-led political process to reach a solution to this regional dispute. “It is time for the parties to understand the need for dialogue to reach a solution” to the Sahara issue, which has been going on for several decades, […]
As it was expected, the Arab summit, which was planned in Algeria next March, has been postponed again, deepening the regional and international isolation of the Algerian regime. It is also a clear disavowal and an embarrassment for the Algerian rulers who were counting on the event to restore their fading luster, deflect the attention […]
The Moroccan government has reiterated its firm attachment to the stability of Mali, which is facing sanctions by European Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over delays in transition to civilian rule. The stand of voiced by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita during a telephone conversation held Thursday with Malian peer […]
The newly appointed UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura is off to a bad start after concluding a first regional tour marked by Algeria’s unwillingness to uphold its responsibility as a main party to the conflict. After holding talks with Morocco’s foreign minister in Rabat and a visit to the […]
The steadfast efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in support of the Palestinian cause were hailed during the open quarterly debate held Wednesday at the UN Security Council. Speaking on behalf of the Arab Group, the permanent representative of Egypt said the Group highly commends the continued efforts deployed by […]
The International Alliance for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (AIDL) has renewed its total condemnation of the recruitment and exploitation of children for military purposes in the Tindouf camps in Algeria. According to this French NGO in charge of defending human rights and public freedoms, “this is an international crime that requires international […]
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch defended the performance of his cabinet after 100 days in office saying that large scale reforms are on track with a particular focus on employment and the relaunch of economic activity. After pointing out to the improvement of domestic demand, Akhannouch said the government plans to create 250,000 temporary jobs […]