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British MPs from across the board in both houses of the Westminster parliament expressed their support for the autonomy plan put forward by Morocco, to put a definitive end to the artificial conflict created around the Kingdom’s territorial integrity, highlighting this plan as “a real catalyst for development and stability” across the region. At a […]
Morocco is a country of great strategic importance to the UK whose energy future depends on stronger ties with Morocco, said Labor MP Joe Powell in an Op-Ed published Thursday in the UK HuffPost. The Morocco-UK Power Project, recently recognized in TIME Magazine’s World’s Top GreenTech rankings, promises to supply enough clean electricity to power […]
Former UK defense and trade minister and once member of Parliament Liam Fox added his voice to US congressmen, pundits, regional experts and western think tanks who have recently made the case for designating the Polisario as a terrorist group in view of the militia’s involvement in targeting civilians, violating UN ceasefire and acting in […]
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK government was reviewing its position on the Sahara conflict in an answer to a question by an MP on whether the UK plans to support Morocco’s autonomy plan following the example of the US and France. The statement signals an upcoming change in the UK government towards an […]
Morocco’s progress in consolidating the rule of law and promoting human rights was highlighted on Monday at a roundtable discussion in London’s Westminster Parliament. The event, which was attended by members of both Houses of the British Parliament, diplomats, and representatives of the Moroccan and Arab communities in the UK, focused on the issue of […]
Morocco’s efforts to preserve water resources were highlighted in London Friday at a ministerial roundtable on water security in the context of climate change and the challenges of sustainable development. The issue of water and its preservation is at the heart of Morocco’s development strategy, said minister of energy transition and sustainable development, Leila Benali, […]
Commander of Libya’s Counter Terrorism Force (CTF), Major General Mohammed Al-Zein, held in Tripoli earlier this week a meeting with a visiting high-level British delegation that focused on means of bolstering security collaboration between the two countries. The CTF highlighted, in a statement, that the purpose of the visit was to enhance bilateral security cooperation […]
The rich history of relations between Morocco and Great Britain is on display at a portrait exhibition taking place at the University of Birmingham. The exhibition at the university’s prestigious Barber Institute of Fine Arts features a giant portrait of Ambassador Abdelwahad ibn Messaoud ibn Mohammed Anoun, who was sent to the court of Queen […]
The UK has warned against all travel to all Algeria’s borders except with Morocco, in a travel advice that exposes the fragile security conditions in the country and debunks the military regime’s propaganda which has often taken aim to describe Morocco as the source of all threats. On its travel advice official website, the UK […]
The growing insecurity in Algeria and heightened geopolitical tensions have pushed the UK foreign Office to issue a new warning against all travel to within 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Tunisia. According to British authorities, the “threat from terrorism is higher” in some parts of Algeria, especially in the southern […]