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Morocco runs riot in the UN trying to stop petitioners
United Nations Headquarters in New York By Owei Lakemfa The Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco erupted several times like an active volcano spewing hot lava as petitioners in overwhelming numbers presented their case against it. It was on the...
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Morocco remains in talks with the US over possible F-35 fighter jet sale
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The U.S. and Morocco are still negotiating a possible F-35 deal, with rumours citing an estimated $17B value and up to 32 aircraft under review. According to Africa Intelligence on October 21, 2025, Washington and Rabat continue discussions on a...
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Our Rich People Suck At Spending Money
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. I...
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UN resolution backing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan boosts investment prospects in southern provinces
The historic U.N. resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan as a just and lasting solution to the Sahara dispute is expected to strengthen national economic gains and attract new investment to the country’s southern provinces, analysts say. The...
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Spain Confirms Feasibility of €8.5 Billion Morocco-Europe Tunnel
Marrakech – A Spanish government study has concluded that the construction of a tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain is technically feasible. According to Spanish news outlet Vozpópuli, the ambitious project would take approximately a decade to...
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Morocco risk pressure points from this week
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Economy Khadija TachfineSaturday 1 November 2025 - 23:04 Welcome to this week’s edition of our Weekly Risk Watch, offering insights into the economic, political, and security updates that could have significant...
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Morocco runs riot in the UN trying to stop petitioners, By Owei Lakemfa
United Nations General Assembly hall in New York (PHOTO CREDIT: media.un.org) The Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco erupted several times like an active volcano spewing hot lava as petitioners in overwhelming numbers presented their case...
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Sahrawi Republic takes part in Africa Skills Week 2025 in Addis Ababa
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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), October 15, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is participating in the Africa Skills Week 2025, held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from October 13 to 17, with a delegation led by Mr. Abdelkader Taleb...
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Tanzania’s Unfree Election
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Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests, and the Sudanese city of El Fasher falls to the...
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Recognising State of Israel?
.The writer is a non-resident research fellow in the research and analysis department of IPRI and an Assistant Professor at DHA Suffa University Karachi When the rate of change exceeds the ability to adapt, it results in dislocation. This is true...
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Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future
On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...
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Morocco Runs Riot in the UN, Trying to Stop Petitioners
The Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco erupted several times like an active volcano spewing hot lava as petitioners in overwhelming numbers presented their case against it. It was on the Question of Western Sahara. The venue was the United...
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Overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza breach “ceasefire” again; over 26,000 people flee El-Fasher in Sudan amid paramilitary takeover
Israel carries out overnight strikes across Gaza, hitting Gaza City, the Bureij refugee camp, and the Morag axis near Rafah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes top security officials Tuesday afternoon and accuses Hamas of a “clear...
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UM6P, Timbuktu Institute to Celebrate 60 Years of Morocco-Senegal Cooperation
Rabat – Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) will organize a symposium in collaboration with Timbuktu Institute – African Center for Peace Studies, to celebrate Morocco-Senegal cooperation. The event will take place on October 27 at...
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Realpolitik redefined: Russia’s pragmatic recalibration in the Arab World
Vladimir Putin’s red-carpet welcome for Syria’s interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa last week was more than just a diplomatic gesture – it was a stark demonstration of Russia’s new pragmatism in the Middle East. For over a decade, Moscow had been...
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Global Diligence defends operations on occupied land
In April this year, the legal advisory firm Global Diligence gave a controversial presentation that offers a revealing window into how companies justify working for foreign commercial interests in occupied Western Sahara. The digital event was...
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Infectious Peace, Strategic Prosperity in North Africa: Why It Starts in Tunis
In the hopeful aftermath of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, the Maghreb looked ready to reset; opening to foreign investment, diversifying and modernizing its economies, and knitting itself into an integrated, competitive market where trade and...
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Israeli Agribusiness and Morocco’s Green Frontier
In March 2023, the Israeli firm Netafim—a global provider of drip irrigation technology—opened its first Moroccan factory in the city of Kenitra. Wahid Aguertite, a farmer, walks among orange trees dried out by drought on Morocco’s southern plains...
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[UN: Oct. 24] UN Pay Cuts?, More Peace Ops Closing? & Much More
On Oct. 23, Vietnam and the UN promoted volunteerism to help support the new UN Convention Against Cybercrime signing ceremony in Hanoi on Oct. 25. Secretary-General Guterres, who is there for the occasion, said the convention was a “vow that no...
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The Lies Algeria Tells Itself About the Moroccan Sahara
In the air-conditioned halls of the United Nations, the dispute over Western Sahara has long been presented as a simple decolonization narrative. However, in a remarkable departure from diplomatic convention, The UN Secretary-General’s Personal...
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