Spanish Think Tank Warns Against Concessions on Ceuta and Melilla Sovereignty
19 June 2023
The think tank Europa Ciudadana warns against the position of certain Spanish officials in favor of Morocco on the Spanish sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla.
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Morocco-France Tensions: Former Royal Spokesman Urges Diplomatic Reset
17 June 2023
Former royal palace spokesman Hassan Aourid spoke about the crisis between France and Morocco, calling on the two countries to strengthen their "historical" ties in mutual (…)
Sahrawi Activist’s Likely Election to Spanish Congress Raises Diplomatic Tensions with Morocco
14 June 2023
The Sahrawi activist, Tesh Sidi, number three on the Sumar party list, is a candidate in the legislative elections and will likely be elected as a deputy, which leads the (…)
Spain’s Sahara Policy in Flux as Elections Loom: Morocco Watches Closely
13 June 2023
Spain’s foreign policy towards Morocco, particularly its position on the Sahara, could change after the July 23 elections. The kingdom is closely following these early (…)
Morocco Accused of Influencing French Right’s Campaign Against 1968 Immigration Agreement
11 June 2023
The Algerian press sees, once again, Morocco behind the sudden campaign led by the French right against the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement on immigration.
Morocco Stalls Customs Deal, Reigniting Tensions with Spain over Ceuta and Melilla
7 June 2023
Morocco and Spain normalized their diplomatic relations in April 2022 after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara. The two countries signed a joint declaration in Rabat (…)
Former French UN Ambassador Accuses Morocco of Pressuring France over Western Sahara
6 June 2023
France’s ambassador to the UN from 2014 to 2019, Gérard Araud believes that Morocco is putting pressure on France regarding the Sahara issue. According to the former official, (…)
Morocco Expels Spanish Human Rights Lawyers from Western Sahara
4 June 2023
The Moroccan authorities have expelled from the Sahara Lola Travieso and Inés Miranda, two Spanish lawyers who went to Laâyoune from the Canary Islands on a mission to observe (…)
Ancient "Green Sahara" Discovery Reveals Lush Past of North Africa
3 June 2023
Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) and the Mohammed V University of Oujda, who have been conducting excavations in (…)
Israel and Morocco Strengthen Transport Ties, Sahara Stance Expected Soon
30 May 2023
During a visit to Morocco, Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev signed several agreements with her Moroccan counterpart, Mohamed Abdeljalil, including on the mutual (…)