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King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and compassion to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, following the shooting at an elementary school in Texas, in which several innocent students were killed. In these painful circumstances, the Sovereign expresses to the U.S. President, to the bereaved families and to […]
The Algerian government has made much fuss about an incoming investment code which analysts see as a cosmetic measure that fails to address the real issues that make Algeria a very unfriendly foreign investment destination. A copy of the draft of the new code was unveiled last week copying much of a similar code that […]
Dozens of former Algerian soldiers have staged a sit-in protest near the Tunisian border to demand a pension increase amid soaring food prices and shortage of staple products fueling widespread popular discontent. These disgruntled ex-soldiers gathered near the borders to vent out their anger as all demonstrations against the military regime have been banned since […]
The civilian façade of the military regime in Algeria, President Abdelmedjid Tebboune, ended a state visit to Turkey empty handed, save the signing of MOUs with a vague language and promises that remain ink on paper, at a time the North African country is desperately seeking alternatives to deal with a looming halt of Russian […]
Algeria, the country from which terrorism sprouted to plague the whole Sahel and beyond, has issued a statement opposing a ministerial meeting in Marrakech of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. The reason was that the closing statement warned of the dangers of the collusion between separatists- which Algeria supports- and terrorist groups. In a […]
Morocco has once again highlighted Algeria’s role as the main party to the Sahara conflict, stressing if Algeria was so attached to the principle of self-determination, it had better let the occupied Kabylie with its 12 million people practice that right. “You ask for self-determination for the 20,000 people that you are holding in the […]
On the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of FAR, sent an order of the day to officers, non-commissioned officers and privates. In this Order of the Day, the King renewed Morocco’s commitment to the United Nations […]
In just one day, Morocco has gained unprecedented international political and diplomatic support for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, leaving the enemies of the North African Kingdom in complete dismay and utterly gobsmacked. On Wednesday, several foreign ministers who were attending in Marrakesh the meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh/ISIS, have […]
Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares has affirmed that his country stands with Morocco in the fight against terrorism which is threatening the region’s peace and stability. Speaking to journalists following talks held Tuesday in Marrakesh with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS, Mr. Albares […]
In a swift response to the statement made by the unpopular Algerian president Abdelmajid Tebboune criticizing Spanish support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, the Spanish foreign ministry hits backs affirming that its stand on the Sahara is a “sovereign decision”. By recognizing the autonomy plan presented by Morocco as the “most serious, realistic […]