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Representatives of several NGOs, university professors and international law experts have voiced, at the United Nations, strong support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict. The petitioners also denounced before the UN fourth Committee the ill-treatment, abuse and human rights violations committed in Tindouf Camps by Polisario militias having ties […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as a new UN envoy for the Sahara in replacement of German Horst Köhler who stepped down in May 2019. In his twitter account, Mr. Blinken welcomed the appointment of the Italian-Swedish diplomat whose candidacy had been proposed by the UN […]
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, appointed the Italian-Swedish Staffan de Mistura as his new Personal Envoy for the Sahara, announced Wednesday the UN spokesman. Staffan de Mistura was appointed to the position after having been endorsed by the UN Security Council. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had actually begun consultations with the Security […]
Moroccan diplomat Mustapha El Yamli has become Head of the Arab League Office in Berlin. His appointment to this post comes following the decisions made during the meeting held Sept.9 in Cairo by the Council of Arab Foreign ministers. Mr. El Yamli was a university professor before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He […]
Moroccan police announced on Wednesday the dismantling in the Northern city of Tangier of a jihadist cell that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks using explosives. The five members of the cell, aged between 22 and 28, were arrested. In preparation for their criminal attacks, they acquired several products used in the manufacturing of […]
Spanish has pleaded for defending the fisheries agreement between Morocco and the European Union, saying the deal is a “priority” for Spain. The Spanish official made the remarks following the decision of the EU Court of Justice on the Morocco-EU farm & fisheries deals. “The fisheries agreement is a priority for Spain, because of its […]
The Russian Embassy in Morocco announced that flights between Morocco and Russia have been suspended, starting Tuesday Oct.5. The embassy said it had received a decision from the Moroccan authorities regarding the suspension of flights with Russia, starting on Tuesday. The embassy did not indicate the reasons for this suspension, but it is likely that […]
The Algerian military junta is extremely concerned by the visit to be paid by Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz to Morocco following the normalization of relations between the two countries, which are looking forward to step up their military and economic cooperation. According to several press reports, during his trip, expected after the formation of […]
The kingdom of Morocco will strive to meet its energy needs if Algeria presses ahead to terminate at the end of this month the gas transit agreement for the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME), Financial Times notes. Algeria and Morocco have seen their ties go further sour in recent weeks with Algiers adopting a string […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed in his report Algeria’s role in the Sahara conflict and reiterates call for a political, realistic, lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the regional dispute. The call de facto omits the referendum option by stressing the mutually acceptable requirement of the desired solution which the UN has called for […]