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The non-settlement of the Sahara issue poses a threat for peace and stability in the Sahara-Sahel region and US policymakers are fully aware of the urgency to settle the regional conflict, notes the Wall Street Journal in a long article published Sunday. The Polisario is a Marxist group linked to regional terrorism, so settling the […]
The United States made it clear that independence is not an option for settling the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, writes the US widely-circulated daily, The Wall Street Journal. In a story by its special envoy Dion Nissenbaum published Sunday, the US daily notes that US officials who are closely following discussions on the Sahara […]
The power grab by the military after the departure of long-ruling Abdelaziz Bouteflika has aborted hopes for a transition to a civilian government, hijacking Algerians’ ambitions to a democratic state and compromising prospects for economic development amid worrisome economic indicators. Army, a kingmaker The army’s pull back from politics during the era of Bouteflika after […]
A group of Italian NGOs staged protests recently to denounce the use by the Polisario of children in an utter violation of their basic rights. The Polisario has gained a notoriety over the years for enrolling children in the ranks of its militias and for forcibly sending them to countries such as Cuba where they […]
On the twentieth anniversary of his rule, King Mohammed paid tribute to a patriotic leader who served the homeland with abnegation, former prime minister Abderrahmane EL Youssoufi. Royal Tribute In an address to 1839 newly graduated officers from various military and paramilitary institutes, King Mohammed VI baptised the cohort after Abderrahmane El youssoufi in tribute […]
King Mohammed VI delivered a speech on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Throne day stressing on the need for adding impetus to the already launched reforms, injecting new blood in the government and improving the country’s attractiveness to foreign investments. “Our main ambition is for Morocco to join the ranks of developed […]
King Mohammed VI reiterated his call on Algeria to join hands in order to face the joint security and development challenges. “I wish to reaffirm our sincere commitment to the policy of the outstretched hand towards our Algerian brothers, out of loyalty to the bonds rooted in brotherhood, religion, language and good-neighborliness that have always […]
King Mohammed VI urged the government to carry out regulatory reforms and opening up some economic sectors in order to attract more foreign investments. “Openness is a catalyst for investment and for the transfer of foreign expertise and know-how,” said the king in a speech on the twentieth anniversary of the Throne Day. He said […]
King Mohammed VI announced Monday the setting up by next fall of an ad-hoc committee for the development model that will make proposals and suggestions on how to improve the development reforms and increase their effectiveness. In a speech he delivered Monday evening on Throne Day, marking this year the 20th anniversary of his enthronement, […]
Since taking the throne in 1999, King Mohammed VI promoted women empowerment, gender equality and women rights through a series of initiatives covering the political, social and economic fields. He set the course for women’s status promotion in one of his first speeches when he said how can we hope to achieve progress and prosperity […]