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A politically-motivated ruling by the European Court of Justice could push Morocco towards seeking alternative markets for its fresh produce and fisheries to avoid the legal uncertainties in an EU market where international deals are now led by biased judges disconnected from reality rather than diplomats and politicians. The final ruling declared the EU trade […]
In the serene Middle Atlas Mountains near Azrou, Morocco, a quiet revolution in interfaith understanding is taking place. The historic Toumliline Monastery, once a thriving centre of dialogue and cultural exchange, is experiencing a remarkable rebirth. This restoration project not only preserves a significant piece of Morocco’s diverse heritage but also revives its spirit of […]
An increasing number of countries in Europe have joined their voice to the European Union to express their strong attachment to their strategic partnership with Morocco, following the ruling issued Friday by the European Court of Justice on the fishing and farming agreements concluded between the North African Kingdom and the European bloc. After the […]
The European Court of Justice has delivered a ruling stating that the EU trade deals with Morocco are invalid because they covered goods from the Sahara territory, in a verdict that emboldens separatism and undermines ties between the EU and its most stable partner in the southern Mediterranean. The ruling was more of a political […]
The 2024 report submitted lately to the UN Security Council by UN Chief Antonio Guterres highlights the growing international support for Morocco’s autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, affirms that Algeria is a party to the Sahara conflict, and denounces Polisario obstruction of MINURSO mission. In his new report to the Security Council, expected to […]
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) launched, at the initiative of the Moroccan presidency of this UN body, an Advisory Council on Gender Equality, aimed at providing advice and suggestions on promoting gender equality and parity and helping to mainstream a gender perspective during Morocco’s presidency. This body, the first of its kind, was set […]
The United States has demanded the Algerian regime to change its behavior in the region during the meeting held lately in New York between U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass and Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf. According to a diplomatic source at the U.S. State Department cited by press reports, the meeting, which […]
Spokesman for the Malian government denounced at the UN in the strongest terms Algeria’s destabilization role in the Sahel and Algiers interference in Mali’s domestic affairs. “We observe a grave interference in Mali’s domestic affairs… Mali is not an Algerian Wilaya (province),” said deputy prime minister and spokesman for the Malian government Abdoulaye Maïga in […]
Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Sunday in New York, on the sidelines of UN General Assembly, with UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on the issue in October. The meeting, attended by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, was an opportunity to highlight the international […]
Few days after Algeria re-introduced visa entry requirements on Moroccan passport holders, Morocco has not reacted to a decision that comes in a series of self-harming escalatory and provocative measures by a disillusioned Algerian military regime blinded by Morocco phobia. The Algerian foreign minister said the measure will have immediate effect and came following what […]