After President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz visited Tehran in 2010, the number of Mauritanians converting to Shia Islam significantly increased. Eight years later, Nouakchott decided to change its mind.
After Foreign minister Nasser Bourita warned in a statement to FoxNews.com, on Wednesday, that Iran is seeking a foothold in North Africa, Tehran replies in the person of Bahram Ghasemi.
While Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has repeatedly stressed that Morocco has irrefutable proof backing its decision to sever ties with Iran, Tehran is back with another statement denouncing allegations. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Morocco’s accusations will destabilize the Muslim world.
Without commenting on the reasons Morocco presented after severing diplomatic ties with Iran, Washington denounced the destabilizing nature of Tehran and Hezbollah’s activities.
According to an Iranian foreign ministry official, Morocco’s decision to severe diplomatic relations with his country came under the influence of Saudi Arabia. Morocco has announced earlier last week that the measure wasn’t made under pressure.
An Algerian delegation of MPs to visit Rabat Tuesday for two days. While local media describes the visit as «an initiative to calm things down», a source told Yabiladi that the delegation has a totally different objective.
Morocco’s ambassador to Algiers was received Wednesday by Algerian foreign ministry. After Hezbollah, the Polisario and the Iranian embassy in Algiers, Algerian authorities rejected the Moroccan accusations targeting the Lebanese Shiite organization.
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