Sahara: King Mohammed VI Dedicates Two Major Projects in Dakhla Port
King Mohammed VI, who is currently touring the southern provinces, dedicated Monday at the port of Dakhla a new fish market and the “Oued Massa” seawater desalination vessel. The new market, built part...
View ArticleUN-Sahara: Ban Ki-Moon to Visit Morocco Shortly
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has received the support of the Security Council to undertake a tour in the Maghreb, his first in the region. The visit, to take place in March or April, is expected to...
View ArticleWestern Sahara: Algeria, Key Stage in Ban ki-Moon’s Maghreb Tour
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is expected next March 7 in Algiers for a three-day visit, part of his first tour in the Maghreb region in the quest for a consensual solution to the Western Sahara...
View ArticleMorocco’s Unprecedented Diplomatic Offensive to Close Old Sahara Case
Morocco has launched an unprecedented diplomatic offensive to reach a quick settlement of the Sahara conflict and does not seem ready to turn a blind eye on the blunders made by the UN Secretary...
View ArticleCrans Montana Forum in Dakhla Irks Algerian, Polisario Leaders
The holding for the second consecutive year of the Crans Montana Forum in the southern Moroccan city of Dakhla with the participation of 850 distinguished guests from around the world, dealt a blow to...
View ArticleMorocco-Ban Ki-Moon: USA Preparing Draft Declaration
The US diplomatic mission to the UN is preparing a Draft Declaration on the standoff between the UN Secretary General and Morocco. The Draft is to be submitted to the ambassadors of the 14 other member...
View ArticleMorocco’s King Discusses with President Putin Sahara Issue
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Vladimir Putin of Russia had Tuesday a lengthy phone conversation during which they discussed the latest developments of the Sahara issue and the...
View ArticleGCC to Renew Firm Support to Morocco over Sahara Issue
King Mohammed VI of Morocco arrived on Tuesday in Riyadh to take part, together with the leaders of the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in the Morocco-GCC summit. The summit, the...
View ArticleSahara: Morocco Considers Conditions Met for Reintegrating African Union
Morocco has decided to regain its place within the African Union (AU,) a decision that is more like a mere formality, since the majority of African countries do not recognize the Sahara Republic,...
View ArticleMohammed VI: Morocco has made of 2016 “a year of determination” regarding...
King Mohammed VI set the record straight on the Sahara issue, when he said on Saturday that “If some are trying to make of 2016 a “year of decision,” for Morocco it is a “year of determination” to...
View ArticleMorocco’s Return to AU, the illustration of its commitment to Africa, King...
King Mohammed VI affirmed that Morocco has given Africa top priority in its foreign policy and that Morocco is in the center of Africa; and that Africa holds a special place in Moroccans’ hearts. “I...
View ArticleAU, not UN, Appropriate Arena for Diplomatic Battle over Western Sahara
The policy of the empty chair observed by Morocco for more than thirty years in Africa has left room to Algeria and its protégé, the Polisario, to extend their influence in the continent, particularly...
View ArticleReturn to the AU Shall not Change Morocco’s Positions on the Sahara
King Mohammed VI reaffirmed in Dakar Sunday that Morocco’s return to the African Union would not change its firm positions regarding the Sahara issue. “Morocco’s return to its continental institutional...
View ArticleEthiopia Pledges to Back Morocco’s Return To AU During Next African Summit
The Government of Ethiopia has vowed to support Morocco’s return to the African Union (AU) during next African Summit scheduled for 2017. The pledge was made last weekend following the official visit...
View ArticleMoroccan King’s Approach in Africa Sounds the Death Knell for the Pseudo- “SADR”
Morocco’s readmission to the African Union last Monday following the endorsement of an overwhelming majority of 39 out of the 54 AU member states indirectly questions the legitimacy of the presence of...
View ArticleAlgeria, Polisario Caught Short by Morocco on the African Chessboard
Algerian rulers and the Polisario leaders are caught short by the diplomatic and economic offensive Morocco is staging on the African chessboard, at the initiative of King Mohammed VI. After he...
View ArticleZambia confirms break up with Polisario and its “SADR”
Zambia confirmed on Saturday, through its Foreign Minister, Harry Kalaba, that it withdrew its recognition of the pseudo “SADR”, self-proclaimed by the Polisario, and severed all its ties with the...
View ArticleAlgerian diplomacy destabilized by Morocco’s application for membership to...
The Algerian regime, which has closed its borders with its Moroccan neighbor since 1994 and which continues to support the Polisario separatists, is seemingly destabilized by Morocco’s application to...
View ArticleCrans Montana Forum holds 3rd edition in Dakhla to the great displeasure of...
The Crans Montana Forum has kept its promise and opened on Friday its third edition in Dakhla in southern Morocco, despite the manoeuvers of the Polisario and Algerian leaders who failed in their...
View ArticleThe re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba, a king’s masterstroke
The re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba is, on a number of counts, a new masterstroke by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, after his feat of arms that allowed his country’s triumphant return...
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