The Ministry of Islamic Affairs backpedals on the situation of Moroccan pilgrims neglected in Mina

After it stated before that the video showing angry pilgrims, neglected in Mina was shot last year, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs recognizes in a new statement the terrible conditions these people had to experience when performing hajj in Mina and Arafat.

Spain to examine Morocco’s decision to close commercial borders with Melilla

The Spanish government is expected to examine, on August 29th, the «possible answers» to Morocco’s decision to close commercial borders with Melilla. The meeting, to be held in Madrid, is the first of its kind.

Cyril Ramaphosa urges the Southern African Development Community to pressure Morocco

UN Security Council : Horst Köhler has successfully scheduled a meeting on the Sahara

At the height of the holiday season, the UN Security Council will discuss the situation in Western Sahara on August the 8th. The meeting is taking place only two months before the October deadline, which will be dedicated to the MINURSO mandate.

Macroeconomic risks remain «broadly moderate», says Morocco's central bank

MINURSO’s «partial» communiqué on Horst Köhler’s visit to the Sahara

Sahara : Aminatou Haidar misses a Horst Köhler meeting in Laayoune

Sahrawi activist and president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) Aminatou Haidar did not attend a meeting hosted by UN Personal Envoy Horst Köhler in Laayoune.

ECOWAS : The UN convenes experts to study implications of Moroccan membership

The ECOWAS Commission has not revealed yet the results of a study meant to examine implications of Moroccan membership. A situation the United Nations proposed to work on by hosting an expert meeting in Benin.

Horst Köhler to meet pro-Polisario NGOs Thursday in Laayoune

The Spanish Interior and Foreign Ministers to visit Rabat Thursday