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King Mohammed VI has reiterated instructions for the Interior and Foreign Ministries to readmit Moroccan unaccompanied and duly identified minors residing illegally in the EU. A statement of the two ministries underscored that Morocco has always cooperated with the EU in readmitting minors, notably with France and Spain. The King “reaffirmed on multiple occasions- including […]
Head of the Polisario mercenaries Brahim Ghali, who appeared for the first before a Spanish court this Tuesday about the lawsuits filed against him, has reportedly been ordered to stay in Spain as long as his case is under investigation. Brahim Ghali, and his protectors, were counting on an express hearing, for the form, after […]
The Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, in an attempt to appease tension between his country and Morocco, has stressed the necessity to “continue building trust” between Spain and Morocco following the diplomatic crisis that has arisen due to the presence in a hospital in Logroño of the Polisario Front leader, Brahim Ghali, and […]
The Polisario chief militiaman, Brahim Ghali, prosecuted for serious genocide crimes, torture and terrorism, appeared on Tuesday by videoconference before Santiago Pedraz, judge of the National Court (the highest Spanish criminal court), according to judicial sources. Two major complaints were retained by the Spanish justice against the leader of the Polisario separatists, admitted since April […]
Morocco’s foreign ministry expressed its astonishment at the statements of Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in which he portrayed migration as the root of the problem with Rabat, noting that the genesis of the bilateral crisis is to be found in Madrid’s breach of neighborliness. Sanchez has attempted to mislead the media by blaming Morocco for […]
Morocco has loosened a set of anti-coronavirus restrictive measures starting June 1, as it continues its steady campaign to vaccinate its people. Gatherings and activities will be allowed provided they do not exceed 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, the government said in a statement. Public transport capacity will be raised to 75% and […]
A Tunisian court has sent to prison a prominent blogger accused of defamation against President Kais Saied. Slim Jebali, administrator of a Facebook page dubbed “Minister of Hypertension and Diabetes” appeared before the military prosecutor in Tunis first instance court to answer questions about three posts dating back to February. The court ordered his arrest […]
The appearance, Tuesday June 1, of the leader of the separatists Brahim Ghali before the Spanish National High Court (Audiencia Nacional) is, of course, an “evolution” of which Morocco takes note, but it “does not, however, constitute the root cause of the serious crisis” between the two neighboring countries, said the Moroccan Foreign Ministry. “First, […]
The kingdom of Morocco has emerged as one of the leading international investors in Africa with foreign direct investment (FDI) valued at about $4 billion according to a report by the Moroccan Agency for Development of Investment and Export (AMDIE) and France-based consulting firm, Mazars. The report, dubbed “Analyse de l’investissement en Afrique en 2020 […]
Spanish foreign minister can speak in my name and that of Algeria. Thus spoke Algeria’s foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum at a recent press briefing triggering backlash from Algerian independent reporters who denounced an irresponsible act that belittles Algeria. The statement was made in a press conference prior to the scandal that resulted from an Algerian-Spanish […]