Politics

The United States reaffirmed its backing for Morocco’s autonomy plan on Monday, once again terming it a “serious, credible and realistic” approach to settling the regional dispute over the Sahara. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield reiterated the US position during the Security Council meeting addressing the extension of MINURSO's…

Germany's interior minister Nancy Faeser visited Morocco on Monday aiming to synchronize bilateral intentions among the two nations. Items on the agenda included the desire to expedite deportations, encourage the migration of skilled labor, and enhance collaboration with the government on security-related matters, reported German media. The…

Morocco “wishes to coordinate with all partners” to end the current crisis in the Middle East, Morocco's permanent ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale told the UN Security Council in New York at the Security Council's rotating presidency meeting for October. The ambassador offered a litany of reasons why Morocco is the right intermediary to get the…

On Thursday, the Czech Republic expressed its support for the Autonomy Plan, presented by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007, as a credible and serious effort, offering a constructive basis for a mutually agreed-upon solution for all concerned parties. This statement was made during an official visit to Prague by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign…

Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco Jamal Choubki praised the current Arab stance regarding the escalation in Gaza, pointing to the need to exert greater pressure on American interests to intervene and stop the Israeli bombing, in an interview with Sky News on Tuesday. He added that the Arab position is stronger today, but that the situation needs…

At an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers chaired by Morocco in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, the Arab Council of Ministers called for urgent international action to stop the war on the Gaza Strip. Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita reaffirmed in no uncertain terms Morocco's commitment to supporting efforts to cease the…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's long-awaited formal visit to Morocco, already postponed several times in the last nine months due to escalating violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank, is now in limbo again due to the war between Israel and Hamas, American media outlet Axios first reported on Sunday. Blinken was scheduled to go to the…

The Kingdom of Morocco, which chairs the current session of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level, called for holding an emergency meeting by the Council at the level of foreign ministers, following the worsening situation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has declared a “state of war alert” on Saturday, after Palestinian Islamist…

Morocco expressed its deep concern over the escalation of the situation and the military action taking place in the Gaza Strip. The Kingdom condemned all attacks against civilians from both warrying parties, according to a Foreign Ministry statement issued on Saturday. The Kingdom, which has repeatedly warned against the repercussions of a…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia before going on to Morocco the third week of October, diplomatic sources told i24NEWS yesterday. Blinken's itinerary, which had originally included stops in Israel and at the Palestinian Authority (PA), has now been expanded to include Saudi Arabia and Morocco. The change is part of…