Geneva «round table» : This morning’s session was held «in a serene atmosphere»

2nd day of round table on regional dispute over the Sahara opens in Geneva

Sahara : The US pays close attention to the Geneva «round table»

As four delegations from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario flew to Geneva to attend a «round table» on the Sahara territorial conflict, the US is paying close attention to the event. On Wednesday, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, called the Mauritanian Foreign Minister, who was one of the attendees. 

Sahara : The Geneva round-table contains three main working sessions

The Geneva «round table» is based on three working sessions attended by the parties invited by Horst Köhler. One of these sessions will focus on the «next steps of the political process in Western Sahara».

The Last Temptation of Christ, when Scorsese shot an unusual version of Jesus’ life in Morocco

In 1987, American filmmaker Martin Scorsese chose Morocco among Tunisia and Israel for the shooting of his controversial movie «The Last Temptation of Christ». He opted for Moulay Ismail’s seventeenth century royal stables, the Roman ruins in Volubilis and a deserted village near Marrakech.

Cuba receives the Polisario’s leader one year after re-establishing ties with Morocco

Round-table meeting on regional dispute over the Sahara kicks off in Geneva

A trade union urges the Moroccan government to clarify the status of Ceuta and Melilla

The Spanish government wants to have a commitment from Britain to support the inclusion of clarifications on the status of Gibraltar in the Brexit package. Meanwhile in Morocco, the Democratic Confederation of Labor asked El Othmani’s government about the steps it is planning to take regarding the status of Ceuta and Melilla.

Guterres urges the parties attending the Geneva round table to engage in good faith

Moroccan authorities deplore HRW's document on pending case