A researcher from the Middle East Institute advocates for reconciliation between Morocco and Algeria - a project already undertaken by the United States - and makes recommendations in this direction.
L’Algérie entend jouer un rôle de médiateur entre le Maroc et le Front du Polisario pour le règlement du conflit au Sahara qui perdure depuis 50 ans. Elle pose toutefois ses conditions.
Ahmed Attaf, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke about the "peace agreement" with Morocco recently mentioned by Steve Witkoff, advisor to US President Donald Trump in the Middle East.
A French fugitive , actively sought by the justice system of his country for serious criminal acts, was arrested on Monday, November 17 in Marrakech. The operation was carried out jointly by the local police and the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
In a letter, the president of the Association for the Defense of Moroccan Victims of the Forced Expulsion from Algeria in 1975 pleads with King Mohammed VI to officially defend their cause.
Morocco continues to strengthen its strategic ties with the United States in a context of regional tensions and the arms race in the Maghreb. Discussions are intensifying between Rabat and Washington regarding a possible acquisition of 32 F-35 fighter jets , a purchase that would mark a major step in the modernization of the Kingdom’s air defense.
The Moroccan Ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale , has described the recent Security Council resolution on the Sahara as a "decisive turning point" and a "historic change". He emphasized that this decision paved the way for a new era for the region, calling on Algeria to seize this opportunity for reconciliation in 2026.
The Pakistani ambassador to Morocco has sought to clarify his country’s position during the recent vote at the UN Security Council. Islamabad’s abstention, far from being a disavowal, should be interpreted as indirect support for the Moroccan position on the Sahara.
The recent resolution of the UN Security Council, which enshrines the Moroccan autonomy plan as the basis for the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, is perceived as a major diplomatic victory for Rabat. It is also part of a broader American initiative aimed at reconciliation between Morocco and Algeria.
The UN Security Council voted on Friday, October 31, a resolution on the Sahara validating the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco in 2007. Khadija Mohsen-Finan, a specialist on the Maghreb and a member of the editorial board of the magazine Orient XXI, analyzes the impacts of this decision for Morocco, the Polisario Front and its ally, Algeria, which did not participate in the vote.
King Mohammed VI’s outstretched hand to Algeria after the UN Security Council resolution on the Moroccan Sahara has relaunched the debate on the economic cost of the non-Maghreb. For decades, the region has been depriving itself of several growth points and a real lever of shared economic sovereignty.
Massad Boulos, advisor for Africa and the Middle East to President Donald Trump, assured that "there are no secret negotiations" between Morocco and Algeria, contradicting the statements of Steve Wittkof, another advisor to the US president, who recently announced a "peace agreement" between the two countries within 60 days.