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Morocco will resume official contacts with Israel with a view to establishing diplomatic relations as soon as possible. The announcement came during phone talks that King Mohammed VI had this Thursday with US President Donald Trump. A statement by the Royal office said that the King announced during the phone talks that Morocco will grant […]
The United States has decided to open a General Consulate in the Southern Moroccan city of Dakhla. This highly significant diplomatic move by a world super-power supports Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, dealing a hard blow to the polisario separatists and their Algerian supporters. The decision was announced by US president Donald Trump in a […]
In a historical move, US President Donald Trump has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and announced to King Mohammed VI the opening of a US consulate in Dakhla. President Trump informed King Mohammed VI during a phone talk this Thursday of “the promulgation of a presidential decree, with what this act entails as undeniable […]
Portugal and Switzerland have reaffirmed in separate statements support for a political solution to the regional conflict over the Sahara under the aegis of the United Nations. The head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Ignazio Cassis reiterated on Wednesday the Swiss government’s support for a political, just, lasting and mutually […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, was re-elected Vice-President of the Executive Board of UNICEF for the third consecutive year. The Moroccan diplomat was unanimously re-elected to the position for 2021 by the Group of African Ambassadors to the United Nations, who mark thus their confidence in the Ambassador of the Kingdom, […]
As the world is racing to stem the spread of the deadly pandemic with vaccination campaigns, the kingdom of Morocco appears to have taken the lead on the African continent with several deals to secure the most effective vaccines and with an early vaccination plan, French media Le Point notes. Indeed, the North African country […]
Algeria’s President Abdelmejid Teboune has been out of the country for more than a month receiving medical care in Germany and authorities are maintaining a blackout while reassuring the people that he has left hospital. The Algerian official media have not yet shown any footage of the President since he flew to Germany so far […]
Cryptocurrency firm Soluna said it maintains its plans for a 900 MW wind farm in Dakhla and has made progress towards developing the site. Speaking to the media Wednesday, Soluna CEO John Belizaire said that the progress is being made and authorizations of Moroccan authorities including the regional investment council, energy ministry and industry ministry […]
Ahlam Khazen, an Arab Israeli business woman is planning to run for President in Israel in replacement of the outgoing President Reuven Rivlin whose term ends next year in July, reports say. “I want to represent all the people of Israel and all the parties,” Khazen said. “I want to reinforce coexistence.” Khazen, who will […]
The European Union has voiced again its deep concern about the increasing serious human rights violation committed in Algeria against pro-democracy militants, critics of Algerian regime and peaceful protesters. In a report published on Tuesday by the EU Commission on the state of EU-Algeria relations, the EU denounced arbitrary detention of Hirak activists, the excessive […]