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A new motion passed Tuesday by the Colombian Senate expressed unequivocal support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, reiterating the categorical rejection by the “legitimate representatives of the Colombian people” of the current government’s “unwise decision” to establish relations with the pseudo-SADR. “As Senators and legitimate representatives of the Colombian people, we […]
Algeria is a closed off country. Since the military regime recycled itself under the new reign of Kingmaker General Shengriha and his civilian puppet President Tebboune, the country has sent scores of peaceful dissidents to jail and imposed a blackout on international media, preventing free reporting on the grim economic and social conditions in the […]
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has called on the Biden administration to be cautious in engaging Algeria as such approach does not guarantee it will shift away from Moscow and Beijing or defuse tension with Rabat. In an analysis focusing on U.S. policy in North Africa, the Institute experts Sabina Henneberg and Amina […]
UN Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders Mary Lawlor starts this Sunday a ten-day visit to Algeria to urge local authorities to respect freedom of speech and stop human rights violations. On this occasion, 12 NGOs, including the World Organization against Torture (OMCT), called on Ms. Lawlor to focus on the harassment and intimidation campaign […]
Morocco’s competition council issued a fine of 1.8 billion dirhams or 180 million dollars against nine fuel supply, distribution, and storage companies for their failure to respect fair competition standards in the county. The council did not unveil the name of the nine companies in its statement but said it had reached an agreement with […]
Anti-migrant and anti-Islam Dutch party PVV, led by Geert Wilders, won by far the parliamentary election, in a result that signals the rise of the far-right across Europe leaving many migrants in the country, especially Moroccans, expecting the worst. PVV win will send shockwaves across Europe where mainstream parties fear a sweeping return of the […]
King Mohammed VI has called on the members of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco to promote knowledge and harness science to achieve a sound progress that is likely to safeguard the nation’s identity, protect it from risks and deviations, and endow societies with inspiring diversity and intellectual pluralism. The Sovereign’s call came in […]
The call by King Mohammed VI to promote regional integration among African countries bordering the Atlantic continues to reverberate across the continent. The most recent backing of this Royal initiative was expressed by participants from some 26 African countries at an international conference on marine life protection and cooperation between Atlantic nations. The conference, dubbed […]
The United States has dealt a hard blow to the Polisario separatist group and the Algerian regime after they tried to exploit the recent visit paid by U.S. ambassador to Algeria Elizabeth Moore Aubin to Tindouf Camps for their proper agenda, making it clear that “there was no bilateral engagement with the Polisario” during this […]
King Mohammed VI has voiced his firm determination to continue working with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen further the strategic partnership adopted by the two countries on the basis of “neighborliness, mutual trust, and permanent and constructive dialogue.” In a congratulatory message sent to Mr. Sanchez after he won a new term as […]