UN “To Spare No Effort” To Restore Western Sahara Mission
The Associated Press by Edith M. Lederer Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his envoys are ready "to spare no effort" to restore the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara to its full operation and end the controversy with Morocco - as called for by...
UN Chief’s Comments On Morocco Are Ill-advised
Gulf News It seems as if United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has forgotten the noble art of diplomacy. As the leader of the international body, it is incumbent upon him to be discreet, to tread carefully and to think before he speaks. And when it comes to the...
Morocco: Rabat Maintains Contacts With MINURSO Military Component, FM
The North Africa Post by Kamailoudini Tagba Morocco is maintaining contacts with the military component of the MINURSO and remains committed to cooperation with this component in the framework of the mandate entrusted to him, said Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar...
Aim Higher: Morocco Plans To Attract About 85,000 Russian Tourists In 2016
Sputnik International Morocco intends to welcome some 85,000 Russian tourists in 2016, the country's CIS tourism office head told Sputnik. The head of the Moroccan National Tourism Office for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Samir Sussi Riah,...
UPDATE 2-Morocco Says W.Sahara Decision ‘Irreversible’, UN Council ‘Concerned’
Reuters By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Louis Charbonneau Decision to reduce United Nations staff at the Western Sahara mission is sovereign and irreversible, but the government is committed to military cooperation with the U.N. to guarantee the ceasefire there, the foreign...
Morocco’s Samir Seeks Supplier Of 8 Mln Barrels Of Crude Oil
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's sole refiner, Samir , has launched a tender to buy 8 million barrels of regular Urals or Kirkuk crude oil for delivery from April through June, according to a company email sent to traders and seen by Reuters on Friday. The...
Security Council Wants UN Mission In W. Sahara At ‘Full Capacity’
United Nations (United States) (AFP) The Security Council called for the UN mission in Western Sahara to resume working at "full capacity," in its first statement following a dispute between Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Morocco. The United Nations said Tuesday it...
Hill To Project Manage $900m Morocco Project
Trade Arabia Leading global project management firm Hill International has landed a contract to oversee the first phase of a $900-million mixed-use development in Rabat, Morocco. The 'Wessal Bouregreg' development will feature a 4,200-unit residential facility, a...
Suspicion, Resentment Mark Algeria-Morocco Relations
Gulf News Report Suspicion and resentment have marked relations between Morocco and Algeria for decades, and the wrangling does not seem to end despite the serious common challenges that the two countries have to face together. Within a year of its independence in...
UN Council Wants Western Sahara Mission Fully Restored
The Washington Times by Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press The U.N. Security Council announced its support for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara late Thursday, calling for the controversy between Morocco and the U.N. secretary-general to be...