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Mohamed Abdelaziz, the Polisario separatist Front leader who died last Tuesday of lung cancer has reportedly regretted his half-a-century alliance with Algeria, which has been the instigator of the Front’s claims over the Moroccan Sahara since the early 1970s. Abdelaziz Read more
On Thursday, an Airbus A320 of EgyptAir flying from Paris to Cairo, with 66 people onboard, including 10 crewmembers, disappeared from the radar while in Egyptian airspace. The circumstances surrounding its disappearance are yet unknown because it didn’t send out Read more
Morocco and China have signed on Wednesday a joint statement establishing strategic partnership between the two countries and King Mohammed VI who is on an official to Peking announced his decision to abolish visas for Chinese nationals as of June Read more
The UN Security Council extended, on Friday, the mandate of MINURSO for one year until April 30, 2017, and reaffirmed the preeminence of the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative in the Sahara, describing as “serious and credible” Morocco’s efforts to push forward Read more
King Mohammed VI has gained strong support from Arab Gulf leaders regarding the Sahara issue during the 1st Morocco-GCC summit held this week in Riyadh. Morocco expelled dozens of UN civilian staff from MINURSO after the disrespectful remarks made by Read more
King Mohammed VI has stressed the importance Morocco grants to its relations with Arab Gulf countries, saying their security and stability are part of the North African Kingdom’s security. “What hurts you hurts us, and what affects us affects you”, Read more
A joint Algerian-Emirati steel plant worth $300 million will start operating by 2018 in the Algerian city of Relizane, it was announced Sunday in Abu Dhabi during the first Algerian-Emirati economic forum. The plant, expected to create more than 2, Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced Tuesday serious concern over the latest developments of the Sahara issue “at the level of the United Nations Secretariat “, making reference to the recent inappropriate remarks made by Read more
Some OPEC and non-OPEC members are reluctant to freeze their production at the January 2016 levels, although such a move will allow the oil market to recover gradually, said Algerian Energy Minister Salah Khebri Monday on the sidelines of a Read more
Rumors about coordinated moves and secret agreements passed by Algerian Authorities with terror groups providing for sparing Algeria from terrorist attacks have circulated for years. However, contents of phone talks of some terrorists have clearly confirmed the existence of such Read more