Israel and Morocco have today agreed to normalise relations in a deal brokered with the help of US President Donald Trump. As part of the agreement, Trump agreed to recognise Morocco's sovereignty over the Western Sahara, where there has been a decades-old territorial dispute with Morocco pitted against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, a breakaway movement that seeks to establish an independent state in the territory, Reuters reported. Trump sealed the agreement in a phone call  with Morocco's King Mohammed VI today, a senior US official said. Morocco is the fourth country since August to strike a deal aimed at normalising relations with Israel. The others were the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. Under the agreement, Morocco will establish full diplomatic relations and resume official contacts with … Continue reading Morocco builds ties with Israel in return for recognition of its authority over Western Sahara