Morocco

Qatar's Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, expressed strong reservations over the so-called Abraham Accords and their potential to bring about peace without addressing the problem of Israel's never-ending...

A prominent Moroccan academic and rights activist, Maati Monjib, announced yesterday that he had launched a hunger strike to protest against a travel ban placed on him. "I am...

Security forces claim 17 members of a group called 'MAK' were detained and they had documents indicating contact with Tel Aviv

The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement, Barhim Ghali, has vowed to continue fighting against Moroccan forces along the wall that separates the disputed desert territory under the...

Israel's Foreign Ministry yesterday announced the appointment of its charge d'affaires in Morocco as the country's permanent ambassador to the North African kingdom, which resumed full diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has offered new financing to the Middle East and North Africa worth $16.6 billion to overcome the COVID-19 crisis, Anadolu reported yesterday. According to the report,...

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed that Morocco has refused to withdraw from the Guerguerat border crossing. The Moroccan government said Guterres was referring to a letter sent...

Mustafa Ramid, a prominent leader in Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD), announced his retirement from politics and party work, without revealing the reasons for his decision. This came...

Algeria, the main backer of the Polisario Front, called Thursday for the withdrawal of Moroccan forces from the Guerguerat buffer zone in Western Sahara to facilitate a settlement to...

The UN Human Rights Council today recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate hardship and...

Morocco's King Mohammed yesterday named a new government after last month's election, keeping the foreign and interior ministers in place but appointing Nadia Fettah Alaoui as finance minister, Reuters reported the state...

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Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh measures of violent repression accompanied by a fanatical settler movement of arch-racists given free rein to attack and plunder, is a notorious game...

The European Union's decision to cancel the agriculture and fishing agreements with Morocco is a "resounding victory for the legitimate cause of the Saharawi people," the Algerian foreign minister...

The European Court of Justice on Wednesday annulled an agreement on trade and a fisheries deal between the EU and Morocco from Western Sahara, citing the region's right to...

Israel has secretly sold military equipment to Morocco, an Israeli military and security export specialist announced yesterday. Haaretz quoted Jonathan Hempel as saying that the Israeli military exports to...

Algerian Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Said Chanegriha on Monday accused Morocco of weaving "conspiracies" against his country. "This expansionist regime has gone too far in its conspiracies and...

Algeria yesterday demanded "direct negotiations" be held between Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (Polisario Front) over the disputed Western...

Souad Hdidou is challenging social norms and busting stereotypes from behind the wheel as the only female taxi driver in the Moroccan capital Rabat and one of a few...

On Friday, Moroccan King Mohammed VI sent condolences to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune following the death of the country's former president, Abdelkader Bensalah. In his telegram published by the...

Algeria may escalate its dispute with Morocco and take more steps after having cut off relations and closed airspace, a senior Algerian diplomat said today. "The adoption of additional...

Algeria's supreme security council yesterday closed the country's airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut diplomatic relations with the...

The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday refuted the Moroccan ambassador to Geneva's allegations that the Lebanese Hezbollah group supports the Polisario Front. Algeria's Special Envoy in charge of...

Activists from Morocco have launched an online campaign to adopt English instead of French in education, describing the latter as "outdated". This comes days before the start of the...

Morocco's long-ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) said Sunday that last week's parliamentary elections were marred by "violations", reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the PJD National Council said...

The next political role of Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD) will be in opposition to the incoming government, a senior party official said yesterday. Suleiman Al-Amrani told Alhurra...

Morocco's ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, announced on Wednesday that the Kingdom has agreed to the appointment of Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura as the Secretary-General's envoy...

Algeria's special envoy to the countries of the Maghreb and Western Sahara, Ammar Belani, yesterday denied reports claiming the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan had discussed the dispute...

Morocco has called on South Africa to work with Rabat on a number of files and issues, foremost is the Western Sahara file, strengthening Africa's position on the international...

Algeria's special envoy to the countries of the Maghreb and Western Sahara, Ammar Belani, categorically denied reports of making a "secret offer" to Morocco through the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday appointed billionaire fuel tycoon Aziz Akhannouch as prime minister after his party came first in Wednesday's parliamentary election, reported Reuters. Akhannouch, a former...

Morocco's former Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane has said that he was "shocked" and "pained" by the election defeat suffered by the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Arabi21 has reported....