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South Sudan has reiterated its position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, the Sahara, dissipating a false hope by Algeria and its proxy the Polisario to see Africa’s youngest nation be deluded to back its separatist thesis. The South Sudanese position was expressed in a joint statement in Rabat by foreign minister […]
The European Union can solve the problem of migration only in collaboration with Morocco, a country to which the EU grants a tiny part of the aid earmarked for the fight against illegal migration. The statement was made by Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell in a hearing before the Joint Committee of the Congress of […]
A Tunisian military aircraft crashed Wednesday into the Mediterranean during a military exercise involving 10 other countries bordering on the sea. The Defense Ministry of the North African country said the pilot was unharmed as he was able to eject safely before the aircraft, an F-5, plunged into the sea. The pilot was rescued by […]
The disagreements between the GCC countries were irrelevant when it comes to expressing support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara. All Gulf countries have expressed their full support for Morocco’s unity before the UN Fourth Committee, saying that the autonomy initiative offered by the Kingdom stands as a serious and credible solution. […]
The Moroccan Sahara main city, Laayoune and Chile’s Talcahuano signed a twinning agreement that signals the ever strengthening relations between the two countries. The agreement was signed in Laayoune at a ceremony attended by mayor of Talcahuano Henrry Campos Coa. The twinning is meant to build cooperation between the two cities as well as boost […]
South Korea Tuesday forbade 26 of its citizens to travel to the North African country as part of a blanket travel ban on the North African country that it believes is unsafe following the abduction of one Korean technician kidnapped in July alongside several Filipino workers. The 26 citizens reportedly requested Seoul’s approval to travel […]
Several Delegates and petitioners took the floor before the fourth UN Committee, hailing the round table discussions on Sahara planned in Geneva in December and the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the resolution of this regional conflict. Cameroon’s delegate expressed support for the ongoing efforts made by Horst Köhler, Personal Envoy of the UN […]
The European Union looks forward to enhancing its cooperation with Morocco to combat illegal migration, which is increasing on the Western Mediterranean route, said on Monday in Luxembourg EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini. Speaking at a press conference following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Mogherini said that Central Mediterranean migration route has gone down […]
Morocco agreed to return to France its national Thomas Gallay who was convicted by a Moroccan court for connections with a terrorist network, the Justice Ministry said. The ministry explained in a statement that this extradition comes in response to a request by President Emmanuel Macron, adding that the convict will spend the remaining of […]
Germany extradited to Morocco Mounir El Motassadeq who was indicted in 2007 for his involvement in September 11 attacks, international news agencies reported. At the age of 44, El Motassadeq was given a 15-year jail sentence for his involvement in the killing of 246 passengers who lost their lives in the September attacks on the […]