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Head of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance Abdellatif Hammouchi held two working sessions in Rabat with France’s Director-General of Internal Security, Nicolas Lerner, who was on a working visit to the Kingdom. During these meetings, which took place on Thursday and Friday, the two parties evaluated cooperation in the fields of intelligence and security […]
Relations between Morocco and Spain have never been stronger, offering an example of a success story of cooperation between two neighbours working hand on hand including on controversial issues. At a press conference in Rabat, both Moroccan and Spanish foreign ministers, Nasser Bourita and José Manuel Albares, expressed satisfaction at the promising prospects of bilateral […]
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares reiterated, on Thursday from Rabat, his country’s position regarding the Sahara issue. “The position of Spain regarding the issue of the Sahara has not changed. It is the same as already expressed in the Joint Declaration adopted on April 7, 2022, and the Declaration concluding the 12th […]
Algeria’s once vibrant and critical media is now reduced to puppets whose strings are pulled by the military regime, relaying propaganda and fake news unchecked to divert the attention of Algerians. The demise of Algerian media started with co-option under Bouteflika’s long rule to repression under the couple Chengriha-Tebboune. Unemployment, the shortage of basic commodities, […]
The Polisario separatist group and its state sponsors, Algeria & South Africa, are undermining Washington’s interests in North Africa, across the Continent and beyond, says U.S. Foreign Policy Research Institute. In an analysis published lately on U.S. new regional strategy, Michael Walsh, Senior Fellow in FPRI, cites the latest deadly rocket attacks launched against civilians […]
The head of the General Directorate of Studies and Documentation (DGED), Yassine Mansouri, has been decorated with “The Star of Romania,” the highest distinction of this European country, awarded by its president, Klaus Werner Johannis. This decoration is a new recognition of the decisive contribution of Moroccan intelligence services to regional and international security. This […]
The reckless ruling Algerian junta has refused to allow a C-17 plane of U.S. Air Force into its airspace without giving the reasons behind such a troubling move. The incident, which has been reported by Spanish daily “La Razon”, comes after the visit paid by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Harris to Algiers […]
The Biden administration has intensified lately political and military consultation with the Algerian regime in a bid to de-escalate tension with neighboring Morocco, Washington’s strategic ally and partner. However, several experts wonder whether the U.S. overture to Algeria will hold given the impulsive diplomacy of a country controlled by an oppressive and corrupt junta swaying […]
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution reaffirming its support for the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the UN Security Council for the resolution of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, and reiterating the definitive burial of the referendum. The General Assembly thus confirmed the resolution adopted by the 4th […]
The US is clearly blaming Algeria for perpetuating the Sahara conflict by hampering UN efforts to reach a mutually acceptable political solution based on compromise, in line with Security Council resolutions which since 2007 have been describing Morocco’s autonomy plan as serious and credible. This was the summary of an interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary […]