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Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of Moroccan National Human Rights Council, has been honoured by BPUR International with “International Award for Confronting the Political Abuse of Religion” during a high-level conference held lately at the House of Commons in London. Ms. Bouayach has been recognised for her distinguished leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing human rights, […]
The number of illegal migration attempts to Europe foiled by Morocco in 2025 dropped to 73,640, down 6.4%, Reuters said citing interior ministry data. During the same year, Morocco over 300 migrant trafficking networks and rescued 13,595 people at sea en route to Europe, it said The number of migrants who took part in voluntary […]
The British government on Thursday reaffirmed its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as the most credible, viable, and pragmatic basis for a lasting solution to the Sahara dispute. The position was reaffirmed by Hamish Falconer, Minister at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in charge of the Middle East and North Africa, during […]
Sweden’s authorities have announced the arrest of a 27-year-old Swedish citizen in Morocco at their request. The man was captured Monday at Ibn Battuta Airport in Tangier, said Sweden News Agency TT, citing the National police of this Nordic country. “The Moroccan police have done a really good job here”, says Anders Wiberg, Head of […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah called for the acceleration of maritime border demarcation procedures with Malta and Greece, emphasizing the strategic importance of clearly defined territorial waters for Libya’s sovereign rights and regional stability. On 30 March 2026, Dbeibah directed the National Committee for Land and Maritime Border Demarcation, operating under the Ministry of […]
Algeria has renewed its 2002 treaty of friendship and neighborliness with Spain, ending a prolonged diplomatic standoff that failed to secure any change in Madrid’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced the reactivation of the treaty this week following talks in Algiers with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, […]
Morocco’s fertilizer exports to the European Union reached an all-time high in 2025, with the bloc importing 1.55 billion euros’ worth of Moroccan fertilizers over the year — surpassing the previous peak of 1.42 billion euros set in 2022 and more than doubling the levels recorded in 2017. The figures reflect both a recovery in […]
Poland views Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara as “a serious, pragmatic and realistic basis” for resolving a conflict that has stretched for five decades, Polish Ambassador to Rabat Tomasz Orłowski told Le360 in an interview marking the 40th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to Morocco. Poland’s position reflects both the need […]
The Czech Republic Thursday expressed support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as the most feasible solution to the dispute over the Sahara, and said it intends to act accordingly. This position was expressed in a Joint Declaration, signed in Rabat Thursday, following a meeting between Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Petr […]
Three ISIS operatives have been nabbed by Moroccan and Spanish authorities in a joint police operation carried out by the two countries’ counter-terrorism services, according to press reports Two extremists of this dangerous cell were captured Wednesday in Tangier Their ringleader, based in Mallorca, was also arrested the same day. The Preliminary investigation showed that […]