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  • India welcomes normalisation of ties by Israel and Morocco, calls for talks with Palestinians

    India on Thursday welcomed the normalisation of ties between Israel and Morocco and reiterated its call for talks between the Israeli and Palestinian sides to find an acceptable two-state solution. Morocco had on December 10 announced the partial normalisation of ties with Israel, including direct flights, the resumption of official contacts and diplomatic relations and the reopening of liaison offices in the two countries.

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    Tags : India, Morocco, Israel, normalisation, 

  • Morocco and Western Sahara – Military Posturing and Diplomatic Offensives

    Whilst there has been no direct military confrontation between the Polisario Front and Morocco regarding the future of Western Sahara for a number of years, both Morocco and their opponent, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) have been deploying diplomatic overtures to sway opinion in their favour across the African continent and beyond. The intractable conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front, the ruling party of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), stands poised to erupt back into open hostilities after recent statements made by the Front.

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    Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario Front,

  • Trump’s Morocco-Israel Transaction

    This week on Hold Your Fire!, Rob Malley and guest host Richard Atwood unpack the normalisation of relations between Israel and Morocco with Century Foundation Fellow Dahlia Scheindlin and talk with Crisis Group’s North Africa Project Director Riccardo Fabiani about how U.S. recognition…

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    Tags : Morocco, Donald Trump, Normalization, Israel,

  • The Israel-Morocco peace deal is roiling Western Sahara

    Israel’s formal ties with the Arab world now extend from the United Arab Emirates (uae) in the east to Morocco in the west. On December 10th President Donald Trump announced the latest breakthrough in his diplomatic push on behalf of the Jewish state. Morocco, the Arab world’s oldest monarchy, will become the fourth Arab state in as many months to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (following the uae, Bahrain and Sudan).

    Read more from the source : The Economist

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Morocco, Israel, Western Sahara, Donald Trump,

  • Morocco maintains rate 2nd time amid drought, virus

    Morocco’s central bank left its key interest rate steady for the second time, saying the current accommodative monetary policy stance remains appropriate in light of the double shock to the economy this year from the COVID-19 pandemic and drought…

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    Tags : Morocco, covid 19, cornavirus,

  • Morocco''s police disperse protest against ties with Israel

    Rabat, Dec 15 (AP) Moroccan authorities dispersed a group of activists who tried to hold a protest outside the parliament building in the capital to denounce the country”s recent decision to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Dozens of police officers in riot gear were mobilsed to push protesters away from parliament in Rabat. Demonstrators wanted to show solidarity with Palestinians and reject the normalisation of ties between Rabat and Tel Aviv.

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    Tags : Maroc #Marruecos #Morocco #Israel #USA

  • Russian position on Trump Morocco deal over Western Sahara

    MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. Washington’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara could hamper UN efforts aimed at resolving the conflict and trigger a new spiral of violence in the region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

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    #SaharaOccidental #Polisario #WesternSahara #Maroc #Marruecos #Morocco #Israel #USA

  • Trump ignores global efforts on Western Sahara

    Washington, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara causes unease and criticism in the United States and globally. The action sparked a strong rebuke from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and ally of the president, who described the move to acknowledge Rabat’s claims on Western Sahara as ‘shocking and deeply disappointing.

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    Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Donald Trump,

  • Hanan Ashrawi: Trump’s Morocco-Israel Deal Legitimizes Land Theft & Occupation

    In a deal brokered by the Trump administration, Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The United States has also agreed to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over occupied Western Sahara, the first country in the world to do so. Morocco has occupied…

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    Tags : Morocco, Trump’s Morocco-Israel Deal,

  • SAHARAWI: EU FOR UN-LED TALKS

    Brussels.- “Western Sahara future should be solved in political negotiations. We call for quick resumption of negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) to find lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the issue”, the spokesperson of the European External Actions Service said, while reacting upon recent events around the status of Western Sakhara.

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    #USA #Polisario #WesternSahara #Morocco #DonaldTrump #Israël