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Since legalising cannabis in 2021, Rabat has vowed to end the illicit trade in cooperation with local farmers and pharma companies.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin's visit comes two months after Rabat and Paris officially resolved a diplomatic rift over Western Sahara.

While it's still early to declare the end of the Algeria-Spain diplomatic crisis, the appointment of Algiers' new envoy is seen as a "significant first step."

For the Moroccan Human Rights Space (EMDH), a local NGO, Azenkad's trial came as part of an extensive campaign targeting several anti-normalisation activists.

In the first quarter of 2024, Algeria deported over 17,000 migrants to the 'Point Zero' in the Sahara borders with Niger.

Gaza war has postponed Netanyahu's visit to Rabat and disrupted relations between the two states as anti-normalisation sentiment escalates in Morocco.

In Essaouira, a coastal Moroccan city with a rich Jewish history, Yoshiyahu arrived to pay respects at the grave of Rabbi Chaim Pinto (the Great).

Since their independence, Algiers and Rabat have been on a continuous diplomatic standoff, with borders closing whenever tensions mount.

Macron's new government seems ready to take a bolder position on Western Sahara and perhaps will risk its fragile relationship with Algeria.

In a joint statement, the targeted activists urged local authorities to take immediate action to investigate the threats.