King Mohammed VI to Mahmoud Abbas : «The Palestinian question, at the same level as that of the Sahara»

King Mohammed VI phoned, Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to inform him about the the telephone call he had with US President Donald Trump. A statement from the royal cabinet indicates that the King assured to the Palestinian president that his position in favor of the Palestinian cause is «the same and does not change». In this regard, the Sovereign reiterated Morocco's support for the two-state solution and that negotiations between the Palestinian and

Israel Prime Minister hails Morocco's «historic» normalization agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Morocco’s «historic» normalization agreement in a speech delivered, Thursday, at Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Kotel. Netanyahu’s words come after Morocco announced that it is normalizing diplomatic ties with Israel, as the United States recognized the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Sahara and promised the opening of a consulate in Dakhla. «I have always

Coronavirus : 3,345 new cases in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangier

3,345 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 391,529. 4,249 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 345,934. 65 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,492. 17 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 12 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 8 in Souss-Massa, 8 in

Sahara : The United States to open a consulate in Dakhla

The United States will open a consulate in the city of Dakhla, a royal statement announced Thursday. The diplomatic representation will have an economic mission, encouraging American investment and promoting economic and social development in the region. The decision was announced after Morocco and Israel agreed to normalize ties as part of a deal brokered by the United States. The latter recognized on the same day Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara in an announcement made by

US recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, Rabat agrees to normalize ties with Israel

In a phone call with King Mohammed VI, President Donald Trump announced that his country recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The decision comes as Rabat agrees, in exchange, to normalize ties with Israel.

The compulsory dual nationality of Dutch-Moroccans back in the spotlight

In an online manifesto published in September 2019, a group of Dutch-Moroccans asked the Dutch government to campaign on its behalf to end the legal requirement that automatically makes of them Moroccan nationals. More than a year later, the request made its way back to the Dutch House of Representatives, following the reaction of the Dutch government. According to NOS, Het Kabinet has indicated that it «sees no possibility of helping Dutch nationals who want to get

Covid-19 : More than half of Moroccans fear losing their sources of income, poll reveals

Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, 54% of Moroccans fear losing their main sources of income in the coming year. Questioned by the Arab Barometer, 35% of Moroccan respondents considered the surveillance and monitoring of citizens' movements during the health crisis to be justified.

Spain : 20-year-old Moroccan arrested for alleged sexual assault

Spanish police arrested a 20-year-old Moroccan man in Alicante for being the alleged perpetrator of two sexual assaults on two women on the same night. According to a statement from the police station, quoted by the Spanish newspaper ABC, the young man was arrested following two police reports. The first was received around 5:30 a.m., informing that a woman who was about to enter her house, was approached by a man with a bladed weapon. «He forced her to undress and then

Called a «mirage» by Algeria, the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project back to ECOWAS

After Algeria recently described it as a «mirage», the gas pipeline project to link Nigeria to Morocco, passing through several West African countries is the subject of an ECOWAS meeting this week. Morocco is represented there by the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM).

MEPs in the European Parliament denounce the FAR operation in Guerguerate

Clearly, Algeria has decided to respond to the adoption of a European Parliament resolution condemning the deterioration of human rights in the country. And as it can do nothing against France, accused by its Minister of Communication of being behind the November 26 resolution, the neighboring country has chosen to target Morocco. It is within the framework of this campaign that three MEPs addressed, on December 7, three written questions to the European Commission on «the