Sahara: Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate, Reaffirms Preeminence of Autonomy Plan

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

Sahara: Rabat, Moscow Voice Serious Concern Over Latest Developments

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

Bilateral Cooperation, Topical International Issues Reviewed at Moroccan-Russian Summit Talks

President Vladimir Putin and King Mohammed VI, who is on an official visit to Russia, held Tuesday in Moscow, talks that centered on pressing issues of bilateral relations, but also on topical international and regional issues, with focus on the Read more

Moroccans Reaffirm Attachment to their Sahara in Historic March

Moroccans from all over the country gathered in capital city Rabat on Sunday March 13 for a march to reaffirm their attachment to their Sahara and reiterate that the Sahara is Moroccan and will remain Moroccan. The march was staged Read more

Relations between Rabat & Brussels Souring

Moroccan Government, irked by a European court ruling annulling an agriculture trade deal, has decided to freeze all contacts with the European Union institutions. A spokesman for the Moroccan government said Thursday the Kingdom has no choice but to suspend Read more

Ground Intervention in Syria Could Trigger ‘permanent world war’, Russia tells KSA

Russia has reacted to Saudi Arabia’s military deployment plans in Syria, saying it is a “bad” idea that could ignite a permanent war. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told German newspaper Handelsblatt that it is a “bad” idea because “a Read more