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The Cuban President has totally overlooked the Algeria-backed Polisario and its self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic SADR, in his address before the XVIII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, heralding a change of position regarding the artificial Sahara conflict. In his speech, whose full text was posted on the official website of the Cuban presidency, President Miguel Mario […]
The recent foreign policy actions undertaken by Morocco illustrate a commitment to diversifying and strengthening partnerships with global players while stressing need for multilateralism, which so far helped the north African kingdom make its voice heard over its strategic interests and advance economic partnerships. This approach helped Morocco score precious points in terms of its […]
The African Development Bank has appointed a group of 8 renowned experts, including Moroccan Fatima-Zahra Taibi, to the board of a continental initiative to mobilize financing for resilience to the negative impacts of climate change, the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM), the AfDB said in a press release. Fatima Zahra Taibi is a senior adviser to […]
A seven-member terrorist cell loyal to IS has been dismantled by Moroccan security forces which acted preemptively, sparing Morocco a “blood bath”, head of Morocco’s FBI, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said. The cell members were arrested in Tamaris, near Casablanca and in the northern regions of Chefchaouen and Ouazane, on […]
Fatima Hassani, a veteran journalist and member of PAM political party, was elected president of Tangier-Tetouan-Alhoceima region, becoming the second Moroccan woman to take such a position. Hassani will succeed to her colleague in the party Ilyas EL Omari after a majority vote by the region’s council. The election was convened after the resignation of […]
UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests targeting protesters, journalists and human rights defenders. The experts’ comments follow the response by Egyptian security forces to a series of peaceful protests across the country on 20 and 21 […]
The Emir of Kuwait has called for the settlement of the Gulf dispute that he described as “unacceptable” and “damaging”. Addressing the opening session of parliament’s new term on tuesday, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said the damaging 30-month-old dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors “is no longer acceptable” and must be resolved. The Gulf […]
The Indonesian government has renewed its firm backing to the efforts engaged by the United Nations for reaching an enduring political solution to the Sahara issue. This supportive stand to Morocco’s territorial integrity was voiced Monday in Jakarta by Indonesia foreign minister Mrs Retno Marsudi at a meeting held with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The […]
The United States has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister, Owen Ncube, that it accuses of “gross violations of human rights”. The US accuses Ncube of being involved in the state-sponsored violent crack-down on civilians that saw several people being shot dead by soldiers, while many others sustained injuries from beatings and other forms […]
The Cameroonian capital Yaoundé is hosting the 34th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Central African Economic Union (CEMAC) Oct.31 through Nov.2. This meeting will see the participation of delegations led by ministers of economy of the six-member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). The meeting will […]