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Algeria reacts to Israel’s backing Morocco in Western Sahara conflict
Algeria on Thursday denounced Israel's backing of Morocco's "claimed sovereignty" over the disputed Western Sahara region as a "flagrant violation" of international law. The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against Sahrawi separatists of the Algiers-backed...
Migrations: New tragedy at sea as 13 migrants from Senegal perish off the coast of Morocco
At least 13 Senegalese migrants from the same town died when their boat sank off the coast of Morocco late last week, the town's mayor told AFP on Thursday. The news comes amid heightened attention on the Atlantic migration route -- from the coast of West Africa to...
Morocco: Israel’s Netanyahu says Western Sahara belongs to Morocco
Morocco continues to use judicial harassment against journalists
Morocco and Spain arrest two people they say are supporters of Islamic State
Morocco: Navy rescues 800 migrants trying to get to Spain
Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensive
The United States has been working hard toward a diplomatic rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the aggressive plans on expanding the Israeli settlements into the West Bank, as championed by the hardliner and far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich...
Migrations: Spike in sea crossing incidents shines spotlight on Moroccan and Spanish governments’ inability to manage the crisis
By Valentin Bontemps: Activists on Friday criticised Madrid and Rabat for failing to act faster to help migrants trying to reach Spain by boat, after at least two people died this week. Spanish campaign group Caminando Fronteras, which takes calls from migrants or...
Corruption: European parliamentarian charged by Belgian prosecutors in alleged bribery scheme involving Qatar and Morocco
Spain: Hundreds of migrants rescued at sea as more boats head to the Canary Islands
Morocco: 51 Moroccan migrants missing in attempt to reach the Canary Islands
Algerians and Moroccans intensify Internet attacks on each other ($)
Reports of Morocco getting Chinese drones amid rising feud with Algeria ($)
Morocco: Islamist Opposition figure Mohamed Baassou gets jailed for another case of “sexual harassment”
Morocco: Building collapses in Tit Mellil, at least two killed
Morocco: Dozen Israeli soldiers in Morocco for military exercises
Morocco: Demonstrators protests in Casablanca against surging cost of living
Hundreds demonstrated Sunday in Morocco's economic capital Casablanca to protest against the surging cost of living in the North African country and urge action by the government, AFP correspondents said. Protesters from the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT)...
Morocco: Article from the Economist forces King Mohammed VI to reemerge
Morocco ups campaign to capture more migrants crossing seas
Morocco's navy has intercepted 552 migrants attempting to reach Europe over 10 days in both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, a military source told state media on Thursday. Morocco in northwest Africa is a transit country for many migrants trying to get to...
Morocco arrests 70 migrants for attempting to enter Spanish enclave
Moroccan security forces on Friday foiled an attempt by 150 sub-Saharan African migrants to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and arrested 70 people, local authorities said. The attempt to reach Ceuta comes less than a year after at least 23 people died when around...
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