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In-depth: At this year’s CPAC, Donald Trump boasted of his policy victories in the Middle East, but his erratic legacy is probably more liability than asset for the Biden administration.
Berlin called in the Moroccan ambassador in Berlin for 'urgent' talks, after Rabat said it had suspended contacts with Germany's embassy.
Morocco cuts contacts with German embassy in Western Sahara
Morocco has suspended contacts with the German embassy, the foreign minister announced in a letter.
Polisario blames UN for 'political deadlock' over Western Sahara
Pro-independence rebels fighting Morocco for Western Sahara said the United Nations was responsible for "political deadlock" over the ...
Western Sahara returns to European Court of Justice
The export of goods from Western Sahara by Morocco are contested by the pro-independence Polisario Front, which will be discussed at ...
Israel planning to 'use Covid-19 vaccines to buy normalisation'
The Israeli government could use the Covid-19 vaccine to establish relations with an undisclosed nation, an official said.
Islamist party says not responsible for Morocco-Israel normalisation
Abdelilah Benkirane said that his Justice and Development Party, which currently holds the Moroccan premiership, did not make the decision to ...
Will Biden uphold Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara?
Comment: President Biden is well aware of Morocco's strategic importance to the US in the region, and is unlikely to want to destabilise that ...
France maintains Sahel force to 'decapitate' Al-Qaeda groups
Macron pledged to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help to "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups.
How human traffickers are exploiting Covid-19 in North Africa
In-depth: Human trafficking has been pushed deeper into the shadows by the pandemic, with criminal gangs exploiting the economic fallout from ...
Moroccan MP criticises his party over Israel normalisation
El Idrissi criticised Prime Minister Saad Eddine Al-Othmani's stance on what he called “normalisation with the occupation”.
France's nuclear colonial legacy in Algeria
Comment: President Macron's truth and reconciliation project will fail if it doesn't acknowledge the toxic legacy of France's nuclear projects ...
Morocco prime minister denounces Polisario 'media war'
Morocco has denied that three of its soldiers were killed by the Polisario Front, casting the claim as propaganda.
Algerian general: France must take responsibility for nuke sites
France must "shoulder its historic responsibilities" for 1960s nuclear test sites in Algeria, a senior Algerian military official said in the ...
To improve Morocco-Spain relations, first confront Spanish double standards
Comment: It is both incongruent and hypocritical for Spain to continue laying claim to Gibraltar while dismissing Morocco's claims to Ceuta and ...
Israel opens embassy in UAE: foreign ministry
Israel opened an embassy in the United Arab Emirates Sunday, its foreign ministry said.
Western Sahara's Polisario Front attacks Guerguerat border area
The Polisario Front bombarded the Guerguerat buffer zone in an overnight attack slammed by Morocco as "propaganda war".
Morocco signs direct flight agreement with Israel
The two states agreed to normalise ties in December last year.
Western Sahara's Polisario says ready to talk
The Polisario Front said that it was willing to join talks on the Western Sahara's future, but would not lay down its arms.
Morocco awards Trump for role in Israel normalisation deal
Morocco awarded President Donald Trump, Chief White House Adviser Jared Kushner and the US’ Middle East Envoy Avi Berkowitz for their role in ...
Outgoing Trump fetes Morocco king, rallies behind claim
US President Donald Trump awarded Morocco's king in a last-minute push to solidify Rabat's normalisation with Israel.
US launches work on consulate in disputed Western Sahara
The United States started the "process of establishing" a consulate in contested Western Sahara, after Washington recognised Morocco's ...
US envoy visits Western Sahara after Morocco-Israel deal
The US is set to open a consulate in the contested Western Sahara.
Morocco 'committed to opening Israel embassy': report
The Israel-Morocco accord agreed late last year fell short of pledges to open embassies.
Tunisia's foreign ministry said it refuses to normalise relations with Israel.
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