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The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Friday Resolution 2351 extending the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, for another year and calling on the parties to the conflict to engage in a fifth round of negotiations. The resolution, drafted by Nikki R. Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, […]
The vote on the draft resolution on the Sahara has been delayed by the UN Security Council to allow the Polisairo separatist militias to withdraw from the Guerguarat buffer strip on the borders with Mauritania. A diplomat at the UN Security Council who requested not to be named said that the draft resolution included a […]
Libya’s UN-backed government has requested the EU to provide it with armed ships and helicopters to intercept and prevent migrants from making the risky journey on boats to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe. Libya’s request was marred by allegation of abuse endured by migrants on Libyan coast as well as a lack of strategy by […]
The European Union reiterated on Thursday its willingness to strengthen “the excellent” partnership and mutually beneficial relationship binding it to Morocco and renewed its determination to work to this end with the new Moroccan Government. In a joint statement by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Frederica Mogherini, and the Commissioner […]
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after talks with Moroccan government members in Rabat that his country can serve as a logistics hub for Morocco’s exports to Russia and Balkan countries. “Hungary can serve as a logistics hub for Morocco’s exports towards Europe, Russia and Balkan countries,” Szijjarto was quoted as saying in a statement […]
The new government led by the PJD’s Saad Eddine El Othmani won a vote of confidence in the Moroccan Parliament ending a six-month long post-electoral deadlock that left the country without a government. Moroccan MPs approved the new governmental coalition by 208 votes in favor and 91 votes against, while forty deputies abstained. Speaking to […]
An International conference on Micro & Nano-Satellites will be held at “Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)” in Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, May 2-3 to discuss latest innovations in this high-tech industry. The MNSAT event will be attended by experts from major aerospace industries like IEEE Aerospace, Surrey Space Center and much […]
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the release of the movie “Casablanca” which marks the struggle against fascism, the heroic acts of Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco in protection of the Moroccan Jewish community against anti-Semitic measures imposed by the French Vichy government were highlighted by the Los Angeles Times. In an op-ed […]
As it heeds straight towards the depletion of its oil-money coffers, Algeria imposed austerity measures, cutting subsidies and introducing taxes, while maintaining lavish spending on armament unchanged. Algeria spent $1.686 billion on defense that is a 0.4% increase compared to last year, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said in its latest report on global […]
The UN Security Council Tuesday asked the Polisario separatist front to pull out immediately its forces from the Guerguarat buffer zone, in the southernmost tip of the Sahara, after it ignored another call by the UN Chief earlier this month, le360.ma portal reports citing a UN source. “There was near-unanimity at the Security Council to […]