Morocco has cancelled at the very last minute a lecture that was expected to be chaired by Kuwaiti scholar Tareq Al Suwaidan. The latter hosted several conferences in Morocco in the past.
After they won control of the US House of Representatives, Democrats have finally passed a proposal including Western Sahara in the funds granted to Morocco. The decision has been made thanks to US representative Nita M. Lowey, who is close to the Kingdom.
Unlike the Sanchez government, which supported Morocco on the January the 16th vote at the European parliament, Spanish fruit and vegetable producer organizations wants Western Sahara products to be labeled.