King Mohammed VI has accepted an invitation from Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace, a new initiative aiming to address global conflicts, raising questions about its potential impact on the United Nations. As Trump prepares to lead the board, (...)
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The ambassadors of the European Union member states, known as COREPER, have given the green light for the European Commission to kick off negotiations with Morocco on a new fishing protocol. This decision, made on Wednesday, January 14, in (...)
After the downfall of their Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad and the weakening of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah by Israel, Algeria and the Polisario find themselves powerless as they witness the arrest of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by (...)
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A small fragment of a rare meteorite from Morocco has entered the collection of the Lomonosov Moscow State University's Earth Science Museum in Russia. This new exhibit is a fragment of the Aït Saoun meteorite, named after a village near (...)
The African Union has firmly rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland, with AU Commission President Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emphasizing the organization's commitment to Somalia's unity and sovereignty. This stance highlights the AU's adherence to (...)
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Seven Moroccan nationals have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the municipal court of Novotroitsk, Russia, for attempting to migrate irregularly to Finland. They will serve their sentences in (...)
Algeria has long positioned itself as a champion of «just causes», notably Western Sahara and Palestine. Yet its record during its tenure on the United Nations Security Council tells a very different story. The 2024–2025 term has marked an (...)
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During the second ministerial conference of the Russia-African Union Partnership Forum held in Cairo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov engaged in talks with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf. According to a statement from the (...)
UFC middleweight Ismail Naurdiev says his career, and his life, have been transformed thanks to unexpected support from King Mohammed VI, following his naturalisation as a Moroccan citizen in 2024.
Naurdiev, who spent years competing without bonuses (...)
US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting (...)
Professor Youssef Belmabkhout of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has been selected for the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, one of the world's most prestigious recognitions for scientific influence.
Out of 7,131 researchers (...)
A new survey by Spain's Center for Sociological Studies (CIS) reveals that nearly one in four Spaniards believes a war between Spain and Morocco is conceivable in the coming years. Russia, however, remains the country most widely seen as a potential (...)
The Polisario Front is preparing to challenge the newly provisionally agreed agricultural deal between Morocco and the European Union before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The agreement, reached last October, controversially (...)
The leader of the Polisario Front is set to arrive in Luanda, Angola's capital, next week to attend the African Union–European Union summit on November 24 and 25, as reported by an Iberian media outlet this Thursday. The Polisario Front frequently (...)
The European Commission has given the green light to a proposal that sets the stage for negotiations on a new fishing agreement between the European Union and Morocco. This announcement was made by European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, (...)
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin engaged in a phone conversation yesterday with Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy for Western Sahara. The talks centered on strategies to resolve the ongoing conflict in the (...)
The Sahara issue remains one of the longest-running regional conflicts. Initially, the UN sought to resolve it through a self-determination referendum, but after nine years, the plan proved impractical, leading to new proposals, first the Framework (...)
In the wake of the UN Security Council's adoption of Resolution 2797 on Friday, October 31, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA issued a strong critique of Algeria's lackluster defense of the Polisario's stance.
«Algeria opted for a policy of the (...)
The United States has described Friday's UN Security Council vote on a new resolution concerning the Sahara as «historic». The UN's executive body, an American diplomat said in an official statement, «seizes upon this unique moment and builds on the (...)
The United Nations Security Council was set to vote today, Thursday, on a new draft resolution concerning the Sahara, but the vote has been postponed to tomorrow, Friday, October 31, at 3:05 p.m. New York time.
The postponement was due to an (...)
Less than twenty-four hours before the Security Council meeting, the final U.S.-drafted resolution on the Sahara reaffirms the primacy of Morocco's autonomy plan and delivers a stern warning to the Polisario, despite last-minute amendments.
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Today, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf held a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss key issues currently on the UN Security Council's agenda.
According to a statement from the Algerian Ministry of Foreign (...)
In a report titled «Gaza Genocide: a collective crime», UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses Morocco and 62 other countries of complicity in the alleged genocide in Gaza, citing their role in facilitating military supplies to Israel. The (...)
On the eve of the UN Security Council meeting dedicated to discussing MINURSO's mandate, the Polisario Front sent a letter to the Council's president expressing its firm rejection of the U.S. draft resolution, describing the text as a «serious and (...)
As the United Nations Security Council gears up to adopt a new resolution on Western Sahara, Algeria is intensifying its efforts to strengthen ties with Russia. Following a phone conversation on Tuesday, October 21, between Algerian Foreign Minister (...)