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President Vladimir Putin has not invited the polisario separatist group, backed by Algeria, to the flagship first Russia-Africa Summit meant to increase Russia’s influence in the continent and to enhance its cooperation with African countries, while countering the growing presence of China. The exclusion of the secessionists from this event, held Oct.23-24 in the city […]
Former Secretary General of Algeria’s all-powerful FLN party, Amaar Saadani, voiced the discontent within the Algerian political class regarding the blind support and lavish spending on the separatist Polisario front. The former number 3 in state apparatus told TSA news outlet that the Sahara has always been Moroccan and that the Polisario is a waste […]
The accreditation of Morocco’s Ambassador to Pretoria Youssef Amrani has been welcomed by South African analysts and policy makers as a new chapter in bilateral ties. Amrani presented his credentials to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in a move that was hailed by analysts as a step forward to foster bilateral ties and […]
Maintaining the Sahara issue on the decolonization agenda of the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly is an anomaly that runs against the UN charter and the mandate of the Security Council. Listing the Sahara issue on the decolonization agenda is an aberration that is contradicted with Article 12 of the UN charter which […]
Ammar Saadani, former Secretary General of Algeria’s all-powerful political party, the FLN, whose leaders ruled the country since independence, unveiled the disenchantment among Algeria’s political elite with regards to Algiers hostile policy towards Morocco’s territorial integrity, saying that the Sahara has always been Moroccan and that Algeria should stop dilapidating its resources on the separatist […]
Morocco unveiled a new government few days ago cutting government jobs from 39 to 23 with the aim to ensure coherence and better efficiency after a call by King Mohammed VI in that regards. The King has on multiple speeches urged political parties to renew their elites and open up to the youth and called […]
King Mohammed VI stressed the role of the parliament in ensuring the successful implementation of policies in light of the challenges facing Morocco. “This parliamentary year should be placed under the motto of responsibility and hard work, since we are halfway through the current parliamentary term,” said the King at the opening of the fall […]
The Moroccan government has experienced a major shake-up after King Mohammed VI stressed the need for adding momentum to the administration, institutions and the government in preparation for the new challenges awaiting the country. The new government, unveiled Wednesday Oct.9, is more compact with 24 members including the head of the government Saad Eddine El […]
The reward of 5 million dollars offered by the US to catch a former Polisario member and IS leader in Sahel vindicates once more Morocco’s fears of Polisario-run Tindouf camps becoming a target of recruitment by terrorist groups. Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahraoui, who is wanted by the US authorities with a generous price tag, is […]
The Moroccan former communist party, the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), has decided to withdraw from the governmental coalition led by the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD, on the eve of an expected cabinet reshuffle. The decision was unanimously taken by the political bureau at a meeting on Tuesday and will be […]