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Morocco’s Independence Day: A Saga of a King and a People

The Moroccan people is celebrating this Monday November 18 the 69th anniversary of Independence Day, a major event that crowned a long national struggle to defend the unity, sovereignty, and core values of the country, thanks to the perfect harmony between the throne and the people. Engraved into the annals of the Kingdom’s history and […]

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Marco Rubio, U.S. next top diplomat, an advocate of sanctions against Algerian regime

The authoritarian Algerian regime is in a state of panic and anxiety since announcement by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump of the nomination of Republican senator Marco Rubio to lead the State department. While announcing the appointment, Trump said Rubio, 53, would be “a strong advocate for our nation, a true friend to our allies and […]

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France’s commitment to contribute to socio-economic development of Moroccan Sahara renewed by Ambassador Lecourtier

France is committed to contributing to the socio-economic development of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as part of the multifaceted cooperation between France and Morocco, Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier said Tuesday in Dakhla. “We are working to embody France’s concrete willingness” to contribute, alongside Morocco, to enshrining the economic and social development of the southern provinces, Lecourtier […]

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France’s Ambassador to Morocco, first European diplomat to visit Moroccan Sahara paving the way for others to follow suit

French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier started Monday an official visit, the first of its kind, to the Moroccan Saharan cities of Laâyoune and Dakhla. He is the first European ambassador to visit Moroccan Sahara and the second diplomat of a major global power recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, after the visit paid by […]

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Algeria beats drums of war as Morocco scores diplomatic goals on Sahara issue

The enraged Algerian military regime is beating the drums of war again in reaction to consecutive Moroccan inroads in defending its sovereignty over the Sahara and its autonomy plan for the territory. Unable to swallow a painful blow dealt by the UN Security Council in its recent resolution on the Sahara issue, Algeria seems to […]

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Russia-Africa Forum: Morocco says peace in Africa hinges on respect of territorial integrity of African countries

Morocco has reaffirmed in Sochi (Russia) that there can be no peace or prosperity in Africa without the respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of African states. Addressing the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, convening in the Black Sea city of Sochi Nov.9-10, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita also called for […]

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Algeria resumes trade with Spain as it wages trade war with France

Algeria has ordered the resumption of trade with Spain as it installs trade curbs with France in retaliation for Paris support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory. The trade wars with European powerhouses reflects Algeria’s standing as the main adversary of Morocco on the Sahara issue, in which Algiers has used the Polisario proxies […]

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Russia–Africa Forum: Moscow refuses again Polisario’s participation, dealing another blow to Algerian Regime

Moscow has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists from participating in the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, dealing another humiliating blow to the ruling Algerian junta. Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita is representing the Kingdom in the two-day event which opened Saturday in the city of Sochi. The conference is attended by government […]

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Sahara: Morocco’s King sends strong message to enemies of country’s territorial integrity

King Mohammed VI has sent a firm and straightforward message to the delusional and lunatic enemies of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara, telling them wake up to reality and cease pursuing an elusive dream for nearly five decades. The Monarch’s firm stand over the Sahara issue comes in a speech he delivered Wednesday […]

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Optimism in Morocco, nightmare in Algeria following Trump’s victory

Trump’s victory has been met with mixed reactions in North Africa, wherein Moroccans see it as a chance to push forward with the commitments made by Washington in 2020 regarding the Sahara issue, while the Algerian regime braces for more diplomatic blows. Morocco In 2020, Morocco resumed diplomatic ties with Israel and Washington recognized Morocco’s […]