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The United States and Morocco are still negotiating the sale of F-35 lightning II stealth fighters, according to Africa Intelligence news platform. The deal estimated at $17 billion for 32 aircraft package comes amid Algeria’s acquisition of Russian Su-57 Felon fighters. The military deal, which includes training, and long-term maintenance, will enable Morocco to maintain […]
“Praise be to God. May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin. Almighty God said : «Verily, We have granted you a manifest Victory». True is the Word of God Dear Citizens, After fifty years of sacrifices, and with the help and guidance of the Almighty, we are starting a new […]
The UN Security Council has smacked the Algerian regime with the landmark resolution recognizing Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty as “the most realistic and feasible solution” to the five-decade conflict. Drafted by Washington, the resolution was passed Friday by the Council with a majority of 11 votes in favor, none […]
The UN Security Council approved a resolution Friday backing Morocco’s sovereignty claim over Western Sahara, aligning with the Trump administration’s position in the strongest international endorsement yet of Rabat’s control over the territory. The US-sponsored resolution passed with 11 votes in favour, while Russia, China and Pakistan abstained and Algeria, which supports the independence-seeking nationalist […]
The UN Security Council will vote this Oct 31 on a resolution that calls for the parties to negotiate on the basis of Morocco’s autonomy plan as the conflict nears its 50th anniversary. Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal, first submitted in 2007, is described in the resolution as a “most feasible” basis for a just, lasting, and […]
France’s National Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on the government to repeal the controversial 1968 agreement with Algiers that facilitates Algerian immigration to France. The text, tabled by the far-right National Rally (RN) was approved by 185 votes to 184. It is the first legislative victory for Marine Le Pen’s party. The non-bidding […]
Algeria’s shaky regime grips Tunisia like a lifeline, preferring a compliant neighbour to a competitive one; it now treats the country as a de facto wilaya and backs Kaïs Saïed’s tenure to keep Tunis under its influence, says the NY-based Geopolitics magazine. Algeria is locked in an archaic rent-seeking system nurtured by anti-Moroccan nationalism. It […]
Secretary-General António Guterres has sounded the alarm over worsening living conditions and systematic human rights violations in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria, calling for immediate transparency and international oversight. In his latest report on the Sahara issue, Guterres highlighted credible information received by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) pointing to persistent food insecurity, […]
The United States has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, signaling deeper alignment with Rabat ahead of a pivotal UN Security Council vote on Oct 30. In an exclusive interview with Sky News Arabia, Massad Boulos, the US President’s special adviser for Arab and African affairs, said Washington is “genuinely optimistic” […]
As the UN Security Council edges closer to endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, the Algerian regime has launched a damage control operation of the collapse of its decades-long support for the Polisario front. For a country that once boasted impressive diplomatic clout in the 1970s and 1980s, at the height of the Cold […]