The head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, informed the Security Council on Tuesday that the Polisario Front had rejected his proposal for a ceasefire during Ramadan. Ivanko, a Russian diplomat, also briefed the Council on the Polisario's response to (...)
Staffan de Mistura met, Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York. The UN envoy informed Guterres of all the meetings he held, since the adoption of Resolution 2703 by the Security Council in October 2023, with the parties involved (...)
Talks between senior Russian diplomats and the Moroccan and Algerian ambassadors in Moscow have intensified this week. The Sahara issue, as in March, remained central to the discussions.
With just a few days to go before the members of the Security (...)
The Spanish government has reaffirmed that Morocco did not spy on Pedro Sanchez's cell phone. This clarification was made by Oscar Lopez, the 12th Moncloa Chief of Staff, when appearing before the Joint Security Committee of the House of (...)
تعهَّد الرئيس الأمريكي السابق دونالد ترامب باستخدام علاقته مع الرئيس الروسي فلاديمير بوتين لإنهاء الحرب الغربية في أوكرانيا في يومه الأول بعد العودة للبيت الأبيض إذا ما فاز بولاية ثانية في نوفمبر 2024.
أفادت تقارير بأنَّ خطة دونالد ترامب لإنهاء (...)
Turkish household appliances manufacturer Arçelik has announced the acquisition of Whirlpool's operations in the Middle East and North Africa. Through this deal, Arçelik now owns Whirlpool's entities in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco and (...)
A native of Casablanca, Kaoutar El Frayji grew up in Italy, where her passion for languages led her to have an international career from an early age, interacting with global issues related to international and sustainable development. Today, as a (...)
The UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, landed in London, where he held talks with British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for South and Central Asia, North Africa, the UN and the Commonwealth, Lord (...)
Law enforcement officers stand guard near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova
دخلت روسيا الأحد في حالة حداد وطني بعد المجزرة التي وقعت في قاعة (...)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Bogdanov, received Algeria's newly appointed ambassador to Moscow, Boumediene Guennad (July 2023), on Tuesday.
Their discussions focused on «the development of relations of deep strategic (...)
Morocco is not interfering in Spain's domestic affairs, concludes a report by the Iberian counterintelligence agency. However, the document identifies Russia and China as having engaged in hostile actions on Spanish territory.
These findings (...)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov, received Morocco's Ambassador to Moscow, Lotfi Bouchaara, on Friday.
The talks focused on «topical issues (...)
The Polisario has welcomed Staffan de Mistura's visit to Moscow on Monday, March 11th. «Russia wants to relaunch the political settlement process, based on UN resolutions and its Charter. It has always opposed the arbitrary and undemocratic manner, (...)
On Monday, March 11, in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura. The talks focused «on the state and prospects of the settlement process» of the (...)
According to SIPRI, Morocco and Algeria persist in an arms race, ranking as Africa's largest arms importers. This is despite a significant decline in their acquisitions during the period 2019-2023, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Stockholm (...)
Malaga-born footballer Brahim Diaz has opted to play for Morocco, his parents' home country, instead of Spain. According to Marca, the Real Madrid midfielder made this well-considered decision after waiting for a call-up to the Spanish national team (...)
From February 26 to March 1, Alexander Ivanko, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO, held meetings with ambassadors accredited to Morocco in Rabat.
Ivanko met with representatives from key (...)
Polisario leader Brahim Ghali has expressed his desire for an official visit to Russia, emphasizing efforts to «develop relations between the two parties», according to excerpts of an interview published by Polisario media.
Ghali cited «traditional (...)
D'ici 2030, la Russie peut augmenter sa production de GNL jusqu'à 110 millions de tonnes, contre 33 millions de tonnes en 2023, a indiqué, mardi, le vice-Premier ministre russe chargé de l'énergie, Alexandre Novak.
La production de GNL dans le (...)
Amidst the 37th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Algeria undertook diplomatic efforts to influence Sierra Leone's position on Western Sahara.
On February 19th, the foreign ministers of Algeria, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone - all non-permanent (...)
«Morocco has a clear opportunity in the Sahel, but only if it avoids repeating the past missteps of France and Algeria», emphasizes Ali Ansari, president of the Timbuktu Center for Studies.
The Prime Minister of Niger, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, (...)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a crucial meeting on Monday, February 12th, as stated by the Algerian presidency in a press release, to evaluate the Algerian Space Agency and plan its future direction. Notably, army chief General (...)
قالت صحيفة "لاراثون" الاسبانية، إن المغرب يسعى لافتتاح سوق جديد في روسيا قوامه 20 مليون مسلم، بالمنتوجات التي تحمل علامة "حلال"، في إطار مساعيه الرامية لزيادة فرص تصدير البضائع، خاصة في ظل مشكل ارتفاع الضرائب الجمركية على البضائع المغربية المتجهة (...)
A Polisario delegation led by its coordinator with MINURSO visited Russia, Wednesday, and met with Alexander Kinchak, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to the Polisario press agency, the (...)
Les spécialistes russes ont repoussé plus de 65.000 cyberattaques contre des infrastructures critiques en 2023, a indiqué, mardi, le vice-Premier ministre russe Dmitry Chernyshenko.
« Nos solutions nationales protègent notre cyberespace. (…) En (...)