In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Joe Biden agreed to promote peace agreements between Israel and states in the region, including Morocco.
In a letter signed by 27 senators, James Inhofe and Patrick Leahy urged President Joe Biden to reverse the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The two senators are the Polisario’s biggest allies within the American senate.
Determined to transfer his know-how in computing to the world of on-board electronics to change the world, engineer Abdelghani El-Kacimi aims to contribute to the know-how wealth in his home country and «create technological independence» for it.
Despite Algeria and the Polisario’s pressure, President Joe Biden did not address the Sahara issue during his first foreign policy speech.
In a column published by several newspapers, Morocco’s Foreign Minister replied in his way to voices criticizing the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Last year and despite the pandemic, lobbying activities in the United States by foreign countries continued. While Morocco spent almost the same amount as the previous years, those of Algeria and the Polisario Front dropped drastically.
Two days after the US decision to temporarily suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Meir Ben Shabbat phoned Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.
Biden administration has paused UAE and Saudi arms sales amid broader review. Will the United States do the same with Morocco, which agreed on normalizing ties with Israel as Donald Trump recognized its sovereignty over the Sahara.