The recent remarks made by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy expressing his firm support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara have irked Algerian authorities. Although the Algerian government has not yet reacted officially, a top diplomat at Algerian Foreign Affairs ministry has termed Sarkozy’s statements as a provocation and upsetting. Speaking at an international conference […]
Tag: Maghreb Union
Libya: Tangiers Forum Calls for Emergency Meeting in Makkah
A Forum held last week in the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers called all stakeholders in the Libyan crisis to hold an emergency meeting in Makkah, under the aegis of the Saudi King, to launch an inclusive national reconciliation process, as was done with Lebanon in 1989. Saudi Arabia had then hosted a Lebanese reconciliation […]
Morocco Deplores Closure of Moroccan-Algerian Borders as Inconsistent with logic of history, legitimacy
Morocco has once again deplored the closure of borders between the Kingdom and Algeria, describing the closure as inconsistent with the logic of history and legitimacy and as a hindrance to the evolution of the Maghreb Union. This came in the speech delivered on July 30 by the King of Morocco Mohammed VI on the […]
Morocco Pleads for Advent of New Maghreb Order
Morocco has pleaded for the advent of a new Maghreb order and for the construction of a large, strong Maghreb so that the region plays its political, economic, social and security role, so that Maghreb countries make the most of their vast potential, and so that the Maghreb Union supports Arab and Islamic causes, particularly […]
Morocco-Tunisia to Strengthen Relations:Reviving ‘Maghreb Union’ High on Agenda
Tunisia’s official visit to Morocco led by Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa ended its two-day stay in the country on Thursday (February 13). Both parties were seeking to tighten their mutual links in the economy, politics, and also social aspects. The Tunisia-Morocco relationship has significantly improved since the Tunisian revolution and representatives of both states have […]




