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Morocco, Key player in building new international order – Spanish journalist

The founder and honorary president of the Spanish daily “El Pais”, Juan Luis Cebrian, has highlighted Morocco’s “key” role in building the new international order.   “Morocco is a key country in building the new international order and in serving the interests of our country and its citizens, regardless of the ideology they practice and […]

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Spain defends again UN centrality in settlement of Sahara issue

Spain has defended again the “central role” of the United Nations in settling the Moroccan Sahara issue.   “The central role in the political settlement of the Sahara issue belongs to the UN,” said Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya.   “In this regard, we always support the efforts of the Secretary General […]

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Illegal Migration: Over 5,000 Moroccans expelled from Spain in three years

Some 5,178 Moroccans had been flashed out by Spanish authorities over the past three years for illegal migration, reports say citing the Spanish police.   A total of 12,912 foreigners living illegally on the territory of the European country had been expelled ulsed over the past three years. Moroccans, according to the Spanish police, represent […]

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Moroccan Diaspora, Jews of Moroccan origin support Morocco’s intervention in Guerguarat

After the global outpouring of solidarity and support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and action against the polisario mercenaries’ obstruction of the Guerguarat crossing point, the Moroccan diaspora in several countries as well as Jews of Moroccan origin have voiced their strong backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and its actions at Guerguarat to ensure […]

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Spanish FM reiterates Spain’s support for a political, Just solution to Sahara issue

Just a couple of days after she reiterated Spain’s official, clear, and unwavering standpoint on the Sahara issue which is based on full support for the UN process, the Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya affirmed again that Madrid advocates a “political and just” solution to the Sahara issue on the basis of UN parameters. […]

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Spain concerned about increasing enlistment of Sahrawis from Tindouf in ISIS ranks

Spain has sounded the alarm over the steady enlistment of Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps, Algeria, into the ranks of the Islamic state group, ISIS. Fidel Sendagorta, Head of the European country’s foreign policy and security at the foreign ministry, has warned the Spanish Interior Ministry, the US embassy and other missions in Madrid about […]

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Fight against illegal migration & organized crime at the center of Spanish-Moroccan talks in Rabat

The fight against illegal migration and organized crime was at the center of a meeting held Friday in Rabat by the Spanish and Moroccan Interior Ministers, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Abdelouafi Laftit. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Fernando Grande-Marlaska renewed satisfaction over Spain’s cooperation with Morocco, which covers many areas, especially the fight against […]

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Sahara: Spain’s official, unwavering position is full support for the UN process

Spain has once again reiterated, through two cabinet members, its official, clear, unwavering standpoint on the Sahara issue which is based on full support for the UN process and which considers the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as serious and credible. The stand of Madrid on the Sahara is part of its State policy, which does not […]

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Morocco condemns in strongest terms acts of vandalism against its Consulate in Valencia

Morocco has condemned “in the strongest terms” the acts of vandalism and violence perpetrated Sunday against its consulate in the Spanish city of Valencia.   “As Ambassador of His Majesty the King to Spain, I wish to express our indignation and condemn in the strongest terms these acts of vandalism and violence, which, like what […]

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Spain ‘strongly condemns’ acts perpetrated by Polisario elements in front of Moroccan Consulate General in Valencia

The Spanish government has “strongly condemned” the acts of vandalism perpetrated this Sunday by Polisario elements in front of the Consulate General of Morocco in Valencia. “Spain strongly condemns the acts perpetrated on Sunday by some participants in a gathering (…) in front of the Consulate General of Morocco in Valencia,” the Spanish Ministry of […]