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UN Sahara Envoy Staffan de Mistura is expected this weekend to visit Tindouf Camps to deliver to the leaders of the separatist group a last warning message to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2797 endorsing Autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty. This visit comes after the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Polisario militants against […]
A proposed US bill aiming to list the Polisario militias as a terrorist organization is gaining momentum in Washington, amid growing concerns over the Algeria-backed group’s links with Iran-backed militant networks, according to an opinion piece by George Landrith published in Newsmax. The legislation, introduced in the House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson, seeks […]
Algeria’s top officials are showing signs of a marked change in tone on the Sahara issue, as growing support for Morocco’s autonomy plan and international pressure- particularly from the United States- forces Algiers to recalibrate a decades long narrative built on failed bid to contain Rabat. Speaking on May 24, Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf declared […]
Ambassador Omar Hilale used the closing session of the UN Committee of 24’s regional seminar in Managua, Nicaragua on May 27, to deliver Morocco’s most direct statement yet on the institutional status of the Sahara dossier within the UN system: its continued presence on the C24’s agenda is anachronistic, legally inconsistent with the Charter, and […]
In a global context marked by geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts and economic uncertainties, Morocco stands out as one of the safest and most attractive destinations for foreign investors. As the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt international markets and tensions in the Gulf fuel serious concerns about global energy and trade stability, the Kingdom emerges […]
Morocco issued a strongly worded rebuke on May 21 accusing individuals linked to Algeria’s delegation at UNESCO of “unacceptable” conduct, as Algerian regime looks intent on contaminating sports and culture with its enmity towards anything Moroccan. In a statement, Morocco’s delegation said participants representing Moroccan civil society were subjected to repeated verbal abuse during events […]
The Stimson Center has praised Morocco’s political and institutional progress, describing the kingdom as advancing along a “steady trajectory of reform” driven by gradual change and institutional stability. In a recent assessment, the Washington-based think tank highlighted Morocco’s hybrid governance model combining a constitutional monarchy with a pluralist parliamentary system. “Morocco operates a system that […]
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin arrived in Algiers on Monday, becoming the third French minister to visit the country in three months, in the clearest sign yet of a thaw in relations after a prolonged diplomatic crisis triggered by Algeria after Paris expressed its outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and for […]
Head of the Algerian army, General Saïd Chengriha, spoke before a hall of uniformed officers last week, praising what he described as Algeria’s steady economic progress and national resilience. His speech came right after new EU statistics showed Algerians had become the largest group of irregular migrants in the bloc, with Spanish authorities also reporting […]
Morocco’s steady diplomatic gains on the Sahara issue and its growing network of global partnerships are highlighted in a recent report by the Washington-based Stimson Center, which portrays the Kingdom as an increasingly influential actor in regional and international affairs. Sahara issue According to the report, the Sahara issue- which Stimson center referred to as […]