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Libya’s High Council of State has praised the outcome of the consultative meeting of members of the Libyan House of Representatives, held in the Moroccan city of Tangier Nov. 23-28 with the participation of 123 MPs representing various political parties, trends and groups. The Council commended, in a press release, the decision to convene […]
The blocking of the free movement of people and goods by the “polisario” undermines peace and security in the Maghreb and Sahel region, said the deputy speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies (lower house) and Chairman of the Czech-Morocco Friendship Group Vojtech Filip. The blocking of the free movement of people and goods […]
An Italian company operating in Algeria is currently victim of blackmail from some corrupt individuals of the North African country’s energy giant Sonatrach after landing a major energy contract, Algérie Part reports. Maire Tecnimont, an engineering and consultancy company present in Algeria for several years, last month won a tender launched by Sonatrach for the […]
Belgium and Japan have stressed the paramount importance of ensuring the freedom of movement and trade between Morocco and Mauritania. The two countries’ statements came following the intervention of the Moroccan army that put an end to the Polisario’s violations in Guerguarat. Polisario sent militiamen to the region on October 21, resulting in a […]
Spain has defended again the “central role” of the United Nations in settling the Moroccan Sahara issue. “The central role in the political settlement of the Sahara issue belongs to the UN,” said Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya. “In this regard, we always support the efforts of the Secretary General […]
Morocco has finished 70% of the development projects under the development model for the Sahara which notably includes a highway, a port, renewable energies, water desalination and phosphates production plants, head of the Moroccan government said. The 700 projects under this model amounted to 85 billion dirhams ($9.3 billion) instead of the $7 billion forecasted […]
The trial of Karim Tabbou, a key figure in the Hirak anti-government protest movement, opened on Monday, after several postponements. The chairman of the small, unregistered opposition party the Democratic Social Union (UDS), appeared free before the Kolea court. He is accused of undermining the morale of the army. Journalists were initially barred […]
The US has given approval for Boeing 737 MAX to fly again and Morocco’s airlines RAM expects to operate the aircraft in 2021. Medias 24 reported that RAM is waiting for the go-ahead of Morocco’s aviation authority and that of the European Aviation Safety Agency. RAM has grounded two Boeing 737 MAX for 20 months […]
Spanish magazine specializing in Maghreb affairs “Atalayar” has published a column on the latest developments in the Sahara in light of the Moroccan army’s intervention to secure the free movement of people and goods across the Guerguarat crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania. Author of the column and director of the magazine Javier Fernandez […]
Libyan delegations representing the High Council of State and the House of Representatives (Lower House) started Monday in Tangier a new round of inter-Libyan dialogue. The delegation of the Council is led by Mohamed Abu Sunaina, while Aicha Chalabi leads the delegation of the House of Representatives to this meeting which is part of […]