After Israeli free-to-air television Channel 13 reported that Benjamin Netanyahu and Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita held a «secret» meeting in September, 2018, in New York, the Kingdom denied the reports. In a press briefing held Thursday in Rabat, Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi told reporters that «the Kingdom does not reply to rumors». The Moroccan government’s answer comes after the Israeli channel revealed, quoting a source
Earlier this month, the Polisario sought the help of an Algerian general to end tensions between two influential tribes in the Tindouf camps. On Tuesday, Brahim Ghali announced that he appointed two «officials» from the Teknas tribe.
After Venezuela’s self-proclaimed Interim President thanked Morocco for backing his position, one of his diplomatic representatives held talks with Rabat's ambassador to Peru, stressing that Venezuela wants to normalize ties with Morocco.
In a long article made public this week, the president of the Peruvian Council of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People hailed Morocco’s autonomy plan, giving up on his pro-Polisario position.
In January, the UN Personal Envoy for Western Sahara announced that he is preparing for a second «round-table», on the Western Sahara dispute. But instead of bringing the four parties together, Horst Köhler might arrange a meeting between Morocco and the Polisario.
A group of researchers from the Spanish National Research Council has recently discovered a new bat species in Morocco, Algeria and Europe. The Moroccan bat species lives in caves and is highly rare and vulnerable.
After David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel, the Soviet Union was quick to recognize the entity as a new nation. This decision influenced communist parties in the Arab world, including the Moroccan communist party.
After accusing two governmental authorities of neglecting a court’s order, OCP Kenya will have its fertilizer tested this week. The decision comes after the OCP branch was accused of importing fertilizers that were allegedly «contaminated».
Against all odds, the Minister of General Affairs criticized last week the decision of the anti-competitive practices’ council, which disapproved of Lahcen Daoudi’s plan to cap fuel prices. Commenting on that, oil companies in Morocco said that «they still don’t understand» the measure.
On Saturday, the Polisario Front announced that it signed an agreement with an Australian company to explore minerals in the Sahara. This is not the first time that the Front signs similar agreement with foreign companies.