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Bulgaria hailed, on Wednesday, the Kingdom’s “serious and credible efforts” to settle the Moroccan Sahara issue, considering the Moroccan autonomy initiative to be a “serious and credible basis” for resolving the conflict. This position was expressed in the Joint Statement adopted in Rabat by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mariya […]
The Government of Bulgaria has hailed the “serious efforts” made by Morocco with a view to reaching a “lasting and just solution” to the Sahara issue through negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations and in line with Security Council Resolutions. “We encourage the parties to the conflict to cooperate more” in order to […]
Moroccan Interpol offered crucial information that helped Bulgaria’s security forces arrest an IS member returning from the battlefield in Syria through Turkey, international media said. The suspect, who is of Moroccan origin, was arrested in possession of belt explosives, hand grenades, firearms and ammunitions, the Haskovo court said in a statement adding that he “will […]
Moroccan authorities have welcomed the appointment of Portugal’s Antonio Guterres as the new UN Secretary General, as they pin high hopes to see his term usher a new era of trust and cooperation on the Sahara issue following the turbulences between Morocco and the UN during Ban Ki-moon’s terms which was marred by verbal blunders […]
The US military strategists are planning to spend an additional $200 million on operations against the Isis and other extremist groups operating in North Africa. The focus on North Africa is part of a broader $7.5 billion package to fight Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, outlined few days ago by Defense Secretary Ash […]
A plane flying from Poland to Egypt was forced to land in Bulgaria after a bomb alert was made by a sixty year old passenger, reports say. The plane which took off from Warsaw, Poland, heading to the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, landed urgently at Bulgaria city of Burgas after the bomb threat emerged. “A […]