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Morocco’s role in next Sahel war

22 June 2022

Following the Marrakech summit where Under-Secretary of State Victoria Nuland laid down the terms of the next US war [1], a Moroccan delegation traveled to Washington to hold meetings with the main U.S. security officials, which were held on 13 and 14 June 2022.
Abdellatif Hammouchi, the (...)

Morocco’s show of strength against Spain

2 June 2021

Relying on the United States’ recognition of its full sovereignty in exchange for the normalization of its relations with Israel, Morocco does not intend to cede one inch with regard to the “Spanish Sahara” which it considers its territory.
Washington’s support for Morocco against Spain and (...)

United States recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara

by Donald Trump

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 10 December 2020

The United States affirms, as stated by previous Administrations, its support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara territory. Therefore, as of today, the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the (...)

Frente Polisario’s Letter to the Security Council

New York (USA) | 15 October 2020

I would like, at the outset, to express Frente POLISARIO’s sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
It is with a great sense of urgency and grave concern that I write to you, on instructions from my authorities, to draw your (...)

Letter from the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the Security Council

by Brahim Ghali

8 September 2020

Twenty-nine years have passed since the establishment of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) by Security Council resolution 690 (1991) to implement the United Nations-Organization of African Unity (OAU) Settlement Plan that was accepted by both parties, (...)

Morocco’s iconic "green march" was Henry Kissinger’s idea

25 February 2020

The Spanish media recently published declassified CIA documents revealing that, in 1975, the United States feared a possible collapse of the Franco regime, which would pave the way for the socialists. This would have resulted in the independence of Spanish Sahara to the benefit of the USSR. (...)

Towards an Arab NATO

17 April 2014

The Gulf Cooperation Council has invited Morocco and Jordan to form a military alliance.
In 2012, the GCC had presented the two monarchies with $ 5 billion to join the organization. It is now a matter of going one step further and placing the respective armies under a joint command, headed (...)

Algeria, Egypt, the UAE, Morocco and Pakistan allegedly bought weapons from Israel

13 June 2013

According to a report by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (British government agency which oversees all arms and security equipment exports), relayed by Haaretz, the United Kingdom allegedly gave Israel the green light to sell military electronic components to five Muslim (...)

Morocco: Prison without parole for violating "sanctity" of Mohammed VI

20 February 2012

Walid Bahomane, an 18-year-old Moroccan, was arrested on 24 January 2012, then tried and sentenced on 16 February by the Rabat Court of First Instance to one year in prison and a fine of 10,000 dirhams (1,000 euros), for "violating the sanctity of Mohammed VI" on Facebook.
His crime was to (...)

Mohammed VI Speech to the Maroccan Nation

by Mohammed VI of Morocco

17 June 2011

Praise be to God
May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin
My loyal subjects,
I am addressing you today to renew our joint commitment through a new Constitution, which represents a watershed event in the process of completing the construction of a State based on the (...)

Morocco to head Union for the Mediterranean

2 June 2011

Youssef Amrani was named General Secretary of the Union for the Mediterranean, an institution kept in abeyance from the outset and without leadership for four months.
The Union for the Mediterranean was created on the initiative of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, on 13 July 2008. It (...)

King Mohammed VI’s speech to the nation

by Mohammed VI of Morocco

9 March 2011

Praise be to God May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin
My loyal subjects,
My address to you today will concern the launching of the next phase of the advanced regionalization process, the impact such a development can have in terms of strengthening our (...)

The statement of Kim Howells, U.K Minister of State, on his country’s relations with Morocco

Rabat (Maroc) | 12 October 2005

Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am glad to address such a distinguished audience at this conference today.
On behalf of the UK Government I would like to thank the Royal United Services Institute for their hospitality and hard work in arranging this meeting. It comes at an (...)

Anti-terrorist Propaganda

The attacks on Casablanca

28 February 2005

The wave of kamikaze attacks that plunged Morocco into mourning on May 16, 2003, has been presented as an operation conceived by Abu Mussab Zarquaui of the Al-Qaida networks. The Cherifian (Moroccan) kingdom immediately arrested the accomplices, judged them and condemned them thus saving their (...)