At the end of his visit to Algeria, where he reiterated his country’s support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and North Africa, David Schenker, traveled to Morocco this Saturday, including to the capital of the Moroccan Sahara, Laâyoune.
After the United Arab Emirates, it is Bahrain’s turn to open a general consulate in Laâyoune . Its inauguration will take place this Monday, December 14, 2020.
King Ben Issa Hamad informed King Mohammed VI, during a telephone conversation on Thursday, November 26, 2020, of his intention to open a Bahraini consulate in Laâyoune , according to a statement from the royal cabinet.
A mission of Moroccan parliamentarians could visit the foreign consulates opened in [Laâyoune] and Dakhla. The wish was expressed by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans Residing Abroad of the House of Representatives.
King Abdallah II and King Mohammed VI exchanged, on Thursday, November 20, during a telephone conversation, about the upcoming opening of a Jordanian consulate in Laâyoune, according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet.
The authorities of Laâyoune announced on Thursday the strengthening of preventive measures to fight the spread of Covid-19 . The increase in cases of contamination explains this new decision with immediate effect.
An attempt at international drug and psychotropic trafficking was thwarted by the police in Laâyoune. The operation led to the arrest of a repeat offender aged 28, wanted at the national level for cases of violent theft and for his alleged involvement in this new case.
After the historic opening of the United Arab Emirates general consulate, Gulf countries are preparing to open consulates in Laâyoune .
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad Nasser Bourita declared that "autonomy is the sole and unique solution to the conflict of the Moroccan Sahara". In 2007, Morocco had already proposed an autonomy plan.
The new ultra-modern buses of the city of Laâyoune are finally here. The local authorities have just received a batch of 25 buses that already seem to please the users.
During a telephone conversation with King Mohammed VI on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyane, announced the upcoming opening of a general consulate of the United Arab Emirates in Laayoune.
The kingdom celebrated on Friday the 45th anniversary of the Green March. A major event in the history of contemporary Morocco that led to the liberation of the Sahara provinces.