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Sahara: Santiago Reaffirms its Supportive Stand towards Autonomy Plan

Speaker of Chile’s Chamber of Representatives Ivan Flores has renewed his country’ s firm backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. “Chile recognizes UN resolutions and supports Morocco’s credible and realistic autonomy plan for the Sahara”, said on Monday Ivan Flores after meeting in Rabat […]

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Sahara: Bogota Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Colombia’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Adriana Mejia Hernandez, has reaffirmed her country’s firm support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan offered for the Sahara and to the sustained efforts made by Rabat for the settlement of the Sahara issue within the UN framework. Bogota backs Morocco’s stand aimed at achieving a lasting solution to the […]

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US Media Underscores Morocco’s Central Role in African-American Relations

US media, The Hill, shed light in a detailed article on the central role played by Morocco in African-American relations citing notably the convergence of views between the two countries on a set of regional and security issues, including the Iranian threat. “The US is looking to Sudan and Morocco as key partners in the […]

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CIA used encryption company to spy on Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, others for 50 years

Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia were in a long list of countries the CIA spied on using encryption company for 50 years, in a case that came to be known as the century’s intelligence coup, the Washington Post reported. Over half a century, from the 1970s on, governments and their intelligence security agencies across the globe […]

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Sahara: Speaker of Latin American Parliament Supports UN-Led Efforts for Resolution of this Regional Conflict

Speaker of Latin America’s Parliament, Jorge Pizarro Estéban Soto, has voiced firm backing to the efforts made by the Secretary General of the United Nations for the resolution of the Sahara issue. Speaking to journalists after meeting Wednesday in Rabat Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mr. Estéban Soto said talks were an opportunity for the […]

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Libya: Haftar Sued in US on War Crime Charges

A US law firm representing six Libyan families has filed a lawsuit against retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar for war crimes in Libya where relatives of the plaintiffs were allegedly “murdered”. Martin F. McMahon & Associates said in a press release having lodged complaint in the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia against Haftar. […]

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Morocco Gets Sterile Flies from Argentina to Combat Destructives Pests

To combat Mediterranean fruit fly, one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests, Morocco has placed an order for 440 million sterile Ceratitis capitata from Argentina, according to El Economista business newspaper. The sterile fruit flies will be supplied by the Institute of Agricultural Health and Quality of Mendoza (ISCAMEN). The shipments will start in […]

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Trump Formally Launches US-Kenya Trade Deal Talks

The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first US bilateral trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country. The announcement, made at a White House meeting between Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, directs US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to issue a formal notification to Congress under […]

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Morocco’s Raspberry Gains Access to US Market

Moroccan producers of raspberry have received the green light from the US health and agricultural authorities to export their output to the American market which has grown significantly over the past few years. The announcement has just been made by Morocco’s food safety agency (ONSSA). Moroccan raspberries secured access to the American market after extensive […]

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Morocco Co-sponsors Meeting on Prevention of Hate Speech & Incitement to Discrimination

Morocco has co-organized Tuesday in New York, along with Bangladesh and Italy a meeting on the prevention of hate speech, incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence, part of the annual Interfaith Harmony Week. The event, held in collaboration with the UN Office for Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, was aimed at discussing the […]