On Wednesday, November the 21st, MEPs from the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs voted in favor of granting preferential tariff treatment to products coming from Western Sahara. The vote was criticized by the Polisario.
Moroccan military is among the strongest military powers in North Africa, according to the Military Strength Ranking. The latter indicates that the Kingdom relies on a mix of old and new equipment and employs several hundred thousand active and reserve personnel on call.
Three petroglyphs found in Essaouira suggest that ancient Moroccans observed meteorite falls. The new discovery was conducted by a group of Moroccan researchers.
In Addis Ababa, Brahim Ghali held talks with the Front’s classical allies on the sidelines of the African Union extraordinary session. Days later, officials from the Polisario said that they feel positive about the upcoming Geneva meeting.
Three months after Morocco closed commercial borders with Melilla, it is trying to stop the smuggling of goods coming from the autonomous city.
In a new report, UNESCO welcomed the efforts made by Morocco to help young migrants attend schools.
A number of Moroccan women and their children may be handed down to the Iraqi authorities for being members of ISIS. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Northern Observatory for Human Rights urged the government to repatriate these nationals.
The Polisario leadership is not in good terms with Sahrawi NGOs operating in Morocco's southern provinces.
The Committee of Moroccan Christians hopes to meet Pope Francis in Morocco. The latter is expected to pay Rabat and Casablanca a visit on March the 30th and 31st, 2019.
Accredited at the rank of «Minister plenipotentiary» by Morocco in Now York, Jamal Benomar is entitled to «diplomatic immunity», according to the US authorities. The diplomat is involved, alongside several officials, in a case brought by a Republican close to Donald Trump.