MEMO | February 4, 2020 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly been discussing a three-way agreement that would see the United States recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara in exchange for having Rabat take steps to normalise ties with Tel Aviv, Israeli broadcaster Channel 13 reported. Netanyahu has been trying in recent months […]
Hicham Alaoui was a Moroccan prince who left the monarchy as an adult and is now an outspoken advocate for reform in Morocco, working from his academic base in the United States. In a wide-ranging interview, he delves into his break from the monarchy as well as the failures of the Arab Spring and the prospects for new democratic movements emerging in the region. SOPHIE PARK
For years, the special status that Morocco was ordained by the EU, was hailed as a great triumph. But when top officials from EU countries treat the kingdom like a cheap girlfriend to use when it wants, then some might call it abusive and neo-colonial.
Is the EU about to bring about a new Arab Spring in Morocco?
MEMO | June 11, 2019 Egypt, Jordan and Morocco have informed the Trump administration they will attend a US-led conference in Bahrain this month on proposals for boosting the Palestinian economy as part of a coming US peace plan, US officials said on Tuesday, reports Reuters. Egypt and Jordan’s participation is considered especially important since […]
The last few days of April feel like Shakespeare’s ides of March for geopolitical star gazers in the MENA region. It’s often written that weak elites in the region are watching Algeria and Libya very carefully to see how much of a people’s revolution can permeate into other countries. But in reality all leaders of the MENA region are studying the events there, in particular Libya – a country which Russian President Putin felt was lost to the West, when in 2011, the UN voted to bomb it, which, unwittingly perhaps led to the overthrow of Gaddafi.
Hazem Qasem Palestine Information Center | February 15, 2019 GAZA – Hamas’s spokesman Hazem Qasem on Thursday said that the US-led Warsaw conference serves the interests of Israel only. Qasem said in a brief statement that the US administration seeks to integrate Israel into the regional community and liquidate the Palestinian cause. “Warsaw conference portrays […]
As the migration route between Libya and Italy has experienced a crackdown, migration is now following a route to the EU through Morocco. With Spain realizing a high degree of migration from its southern coast, it is assessing an additional €35 million to accommodate the situation. Morocco, at this time, is relaxing its border controls in a bid to secure even more funding from the EU, which as of now totals €100 million.
Politico reports
(MEMO) — A new poll published by the Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies has revealed that 75 per cent of Arabs see Israel and the United States as the biggest threats to national security. The Arab Opinion Index surveyed over 18,000 individuals in 11 Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, […]
Press TV – May 24, 2018 Iran has hit out at Morocco for accusing Tehran of interference in the African country’s affairs, saying the “false claims” are aimed at pleasing certain third parties. Morocco has close ties with Saudi Arabia which has accused Iran of meddling in Arab affairs, with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita […]
MEMO | May 7, 2018 Algerian authorities rejected Wednesday as “completely baseless” Morocco’s allegations in the aftermath of the cut of diplomatic relations with Iran, over the alleged Teheran’s support of the Polisario Front implicating “indirectly Algeria, reports Sahara Press Service. “Morocco’s ambassador to Algiers was received Wednesday by the secretary general of the Ministry […]
