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Items by Nizar Boulihya
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Did Macron play his humanitarian aid card too soon in Morocco?
US President Joe Biden picked up the phone and offered his condolences to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI last Monday after the devastating earthquake hit the Kingdom, according to the White House. However, there have been no calls or contact from President Emmanuel Macron of France. Nor have there been...
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Do international positions ease or complicate the Saharan issue?
Officially, there is no sign of an international coalition against the Polisario Front being formed like the alliance established by the Americans to fight Daesh. However, it is very clear that the recent statement by Morocco’s foreign minister linking terrorism with separatist movements — “Those who finance, shelter, support...
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Why did Spain offer to mediate between Algeria and Morocco?
Normally, you do not hesitate to help your neighbours to defuse tension so that it does not affect you. However, if you were the direct or indirect cause of such tension, would you really want to do that? In relation to the tension between Algeria and Morocco can Spain...
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How will the White House agreement reflect on the Maghreb?
The Israelis are looking to the future, following the first stage with Abu Dhabi and Manama, to Mecca and Rabat. Although the Saudis did not sign a peace agreement with them on Tuesday at the White House, as the Emiratis and Bahrainis did, they are quite sure that they...