Morocco’s Islamist party PJD slams France's «hesitant» stance on Sahara

Morocco's Islamist party, the PJD, has refused to endorse the visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, to Morocco on February 26. The party expressed «disappointment» with what it perceives as France's «hesitant and ambiguous position on the Moroccan Sahara question». Despite this criticism, the visit was preceded by «the sending of signals on France's desire to open a new page in its relations with Morocco, in

To isolate Morocco, Algeria seeks Mauritania's participation in its Maghreb initiative

Algeria is actively promoting membership in its North African project, a political and economic initiative aimed at regional integration. Following a tripartite meeting on March 3 in Algiers between Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, President Abdelmajid Tebboune discussed the project with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Cheikh Ould El Ghazouani, on Tuesday, March 5. Notably, Mauritania was not present at the aforementioned meeting held in the Algerian capital. «The President of the

Sahara : Algeria responds to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Algeria promptly responded to the intervention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Monday, March 4. In his speech delivered during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Turk made no mention of the so-called «war» in the Sahara. Taking exception to this omission, the Algerian ambassador to the United Nations organizations in Geneva sought to «recall» the «existence» of the conflict in the Sahara. The Algerian ambassador

Morocco's Islamist PJD party breaks with Socialist PPS over Family Code reform

Deep divisions have emerged between the PJD and the PPS over the reform of the Family Code. This is an issue that has long been a source of disagreement between the two parties.

GNV bolsters fleet with two new ferries, reopens line for Morocco's «Marhaba» operation

The maritime shipping company GNV, part of the MSC group, is gearing up for the new season with the arrival of two new Ro-Pax vessels, GNV Sirio and GNV Auriga, bolstering its fleet on Italian routes. This brings their total to 28 ships, serving 31 routes across 7 countries. Notably, the Almeria-Nador line to Morocco will also reopen next June. Both GNV Sirio and GNV Auriga can accommodate over 2,900 passengers each and offer spacious, comfortable facilities. Passengers can enjoy 319 cabins, a

Morocco to increase wheat imports as drought weakens crop

Due to drought and a weak crop, Morocco will need to increase wheat imports for this season, according to Moroccan agricultural interprofessional organization Comader. Wheat harvest this year will be «a lot less» than the previous year's 4 million tons and lower than the government's budgeted 7.5 million tons of wheat, Comader Chairman Rachid Benali told Bloomberg on Monday. «We will need to increase imports. We have no choice», Benali said. «Agriculture is a

Morocco deemed «partially free», by Freedom House's annual report

Freedom House's annual World Freedom report places Morocco in the category of «partly free» countries, ranking it sixth in the Arab world with a score of 37 out of 100 points.

Spanish firm Ineco wins contract to redesign, expand Casablanca airport

Spanish general engineering firm Ineco has won a deal to redesign and expand Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport. During his visit to Morocco, the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente Santiago, discussed the significance of Ineco's presence in Morocco with his Moroccan counterpart, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil. Ineco has been operating under contracts in all modes of transport in the country since 2006. They highlighted the

English singer James Blunt to grace the stage at Jazzablanca 2024

The 17th edition of the Jazzablanca festival, from June 6 to 8, features British artist James Blunt, who will perform on the Casa Anfa stage on Friday, June 7 at Anfa Park. Though not initially destined for music, James Blunt achieved global success with hits like «You're Beautiful» and «Goodbye My Lover». After studying aerospace engineering, he followed his family's military tradition before discovering his musical passion during a UN peacekeeping mission in Former

Spanish government stands firm on Laayoune location in Morocco

The Spanish government refused to change a reference listing Laayoune as part of Morocco, despite pressure from the Polisario and its supporters in Spain, unnamed sources at the Spanish Ministry of Defense told El Pais. The reference was published in the Official State Bulletin (BO) in an announcement about construction work at the Spanish college in the city. Usually, «errors» published in editions of the official Spanish state newspaper are «immediately corrected»,