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The Swiss Federal Court recently issued a judgment supporting and confirming the official position of the Swiss government on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara. In its judgment, the Federal Court rejected the appeal lodged by an individual contesting the decision of the Swiss authorities to refuse, when renewing his “refugee” permit, to display the […]
Algeria is the real party in the Sahara conflict and has been using the Polisario separatist militias to serve its regional hegemonic agenda, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale said, adding that there would be no process. The statement came few days after Algeria unilaterally cut diplomatic ties with Morocco, putting forward pretexts […]
The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, chaired by Morocco’s Mohamed Aujjar, has completed a four-day visit to Tripoli during which it held high-level talks with Libyan governmental and judicial authorities on the human rights situation in the country, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday in Geneva. The […]
Morocco presses ahead with its vaccination campaign adding the 12-17 year-old age bracket as it moves steadily towards achieving herd immunity. The decision was announced after Morocco added Pfizer vaccine shipments to its inoculation campaign, dominated so far by Sinopharm followed by AstraZeneca and 300,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine. […]
Several member countries of the UN committee 24 have reiterated strong support to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for a lasting peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict, affirming that the Moroccan offer is the ONLY basis for a just and enduring solution, sustainable peace and prosperity in the region. Addressing the C-24 Caribbean regional seminar […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday the appointment of Alexander Ivanko of the Russian Federation as his new Special Representative for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO. He succeeds Colin Stewart of Canada, whose mandate ends on October 31, 2021. Mr. Ivanko, who has served as Chief of Staff of MINURSO since 2009, […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to US President Joe Biden, following the terrorist attack near Kabul airport that killed dozens of people, including Americans. In this message, the King reiterated to the American president the firm commitment of Morocco, a traditional partner of the United States, to stand side […]
Sierra Leone has inaugurated its embassy in Morocco during a ceremony on Friday in Rabat that was chaired by Foreign Minister David Francis and Moroccan Junior FM Mohcine Jazouli. Speaking at a joint press briefing with Jazouli, the Sierra Leonean official said the opening of this diplomatic representation is “a superb demonstration of our […]
The campaign for the legislative, regional and local elections scheduled to take place on September 8 kicked off on Thursday (00H00), marking the beginning of an important step towards the consolidation of democratic practice in Morocco. The campaign, which will end on Tuesday, September 7 at midnight, is an opportunity for the 32 political […]
Algeria announced that it will abandon a gas pipeline that supplied Spain via Morocco in a hostile act that followed the severance of diplomatic ties with Rabat. Moroccan officials rely on the pipeline to power two electricity plants in the north, but the decision would do little damage as the Kingdom foresaw the move. […]