The Libyan Foreign Ministry, reputedly close to Algiers, has written to its Moroccan counterpart to protest against the hosting in Bouznika of a consultative meeting between the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State.
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The United States has expressed its disagreement with Algeria's decision to label the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK) as a terrorist group, considering that this designation is more about «political considerations than security (...)
Four French officials, detained in Burkina Faso since December 1, 2023, on charges of espionage, have been released. The French Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) confirmed their release on Thursday, December 19. French President (...)
Morocco was one of the last Arab countries to adopt the printing press. The credit for bringing it to Morocco goes to Cadi Tayeb Roudani in 1864. However, shortly after its arrival, the printing press was confiscated by the Makhzen.
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It's now official. Morocco is interested in a permanent seat on the Security Council. This announcement was made on Saturday, December 14, in Rabat by the Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale.
«The Kingdom (...)
Following the integration of Saharan representatives in negotiations with the United Nations and the European Union, Morocco is strategically positioning this region as a vital crossroads in its African diplomatic policy.
Rabat no longer holds a (...)
Former Mauritanian president Ould Taya was deeply concerned about the possibility of an end to the war between Morocco and the Polisario. This is revealed in a declassified US State Department document.
Towards the end of the 1980s, Mauritania (...)
After their involvement alongside Gaddafi's forces against Libyan opposition troops in 2011, a confidential document reveals that an agreement formalizing this cooperation was signed in January 2012 in Algeria, involving representatives from (...)
Morocco has experienced numerous freezing winters throughout its history, with notable cold waves such as those during the Little Ice Age, in 1956, and more recently in 2016 and 2017.
Winter is breathing down our necks, with temperatures already (...)
Mauritania is hosting an African congress on December 10-11, focused on education and youth employment. Notably absent from the official photo was Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, following a request from the Mauritanian government for him to delegate (...)
It is the end of an era for the El-Assad family's rule in Syria. The regime, established in 1971 by the father, Hafez, has fallen. His son Bashar, in power since July 14, 2000, left the country on Saturday, heading to Russia.
This escape of the now (...)
Ties between the Ba'ath regime, which ruled Syria for decades, and Morocco were not always amicable, as Syria supported the Polisario and leftist opposition groups while aligning more closely with the Algerian regime.
On December 8, 2024, the Arab (...)
Far from home, Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) secured an important victory yesterday against the South African club Stellenbosch (1-3). In this match, part of the first day of the group stage of the African Confederation Cup, RSB wore a (...)
Polisario fighters are reportedly in the hands of Syrian opposition forces. «Around thirty Front militiamen were arrested four days ago in Aleppo», a security source told Yabiladi, confirming information previously disclosed by a former Iraqi (...)
After obtaining observer member status with PARLATINO (Latin American and Caribbean Parliament) in September, Algeria has now set its sights on PARLACEN (Central American Parliament). This is evidenced by the memorandum of understanding signed on (...)
Egypt has joined Morocco and Algeria in a diplomatic race within the African Union (AU) to secure the position of Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission, a role that will be assigned to North Africa.
On Wednesday, the Permanent Mission of the (...)
Some members of the ruling party in South Africa gathered in front of the party's headquarters in Johannesburg, and they demanded the improvement of relations with Morocco, and not to confuse support for the Palestinian people with the Polisario (...)
With the close of the Oran Diplomatic Forum, Algeria promptly resumed its traditional stance on the Sahara issue. This was evident in the statement made by the Algerian Foreign Minister following his talks with his Namibian counterpart in Algiers on (...)
UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee 2024, meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Tuesday, added henna to the list of 19 new elements requiring urgent safeguarding.
«Henna symbolizes the life cycle of an individual, from birth to death, and is (...)
The President of the Assembly of Algeria Ibrahim Boughali arrived in Panama City, Tuesday, to take part in a new session of PARLATINO. Algeria has just been granted observer member status at the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament.
Boughali's (...)
Members of the «Rif Nationalist Party» (PNR) participated in the 48th edition of the «European Conference of Solidarity and Support for the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO)», held on November 29 and 30 in Lisbon, Portugal. The separatist group's delegation (...)
On the issue of fishing in Western Saharan waters, Russia has taken a decisive step ahead of the European Union. While Brussels is still analyzing the October 4 ruling by the CJEU, which excludes Saharan products from agreements with Morocco, the (...)
The Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, took advantage of his speech during a communication meeting organized by his party in Oulad Berhil, Sunday, to send messages to Algeria amidst the increasing (...)
The International Crisis Group highlights the fragile status quo between Morocco and Algeria, where issues like arms races, online disinformation, and Polisario militancy risk conflict escalation. The report emphasizes the role of the U.S. and (...)
The Russian state agency Sputnik has reported that Morocco is interested in acquiring the Russian «S-400» missile defense systems, along with 12 other countries, including Qatar, Iraq, and Vietnam, without providing further details.
This defense (...)