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TÜV Rheinland gets the geography precisely wrong
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW)
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August 5, 2025
“The award for the most ironic company slogan goes to TÜV Rheinland”, stated WSRW. “Precisely right”. That is the slogan of the German company TÜV Rheinland, a provider of testing, inspection, auditing, and certification services. But in a...
Moroccan fishermen demand urgent upgrades to southern villages
Hespress
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August 21, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News General Hespress ENThursday 21 August 2025 - 12:09 Moroccan fishing professionals, particularly in the southern provinces, have called for urgent upgrades to traditional fishing villages, citing dire living...
Abdelkader Taleb Omar meets with several heads of delegations and leaders of political parties participating in African Political Parties Summit
Sahara Press Service
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Accra (Ghana), August 13, 2025 (SPS) – Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, a member of the Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front, Minister of Education and Vocational Training, met with several leaders of political parties and...
Baroness Chapman: UK Support for Autonomy Plan Is a ‘Key Moment’ in Rabat-London Ties
Morocco World News
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July 31, 2025
She recalled British Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s visit to Morocco, saying that the trip “was marked by a key moment, namely the UK’s support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal.” During the visit, Lammy conveyed his country’s newfound position on...
US Ambassador Nominee Hails Autonomy Plan, Vows to Facilitate Negotiations on Sahara
Morocco World News
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July 29, 2025
Rabat – During a confirmation hearing held today for ambassador nominees, Richard Duke Buchan III put forth his commitment to facilitating negotiations toward a peaceful solution for the Western Sahara dispute. In particular, the nominee to lead...
King Mohammed VI marks Morocco's Throne Day with appeal for dialogue to Algeria
Africanews
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July 30, 2025
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI marked his 26th Throne Day on Wednesday, an annual public holiday celebrating the monarch’s date of accession. He touted the nation's resilient economy and extended an olive branch to neighbouring Algeria, appealing for...
Bipartisan US Push Tries to Label Democratic African Government as “Terrorist”
Truthout
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August 2, 2025
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Washington’s designation of armed groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) has always been politicized, but it may now reach a...
Zuma’s visit to Morocco triggers a relook at SA foreign policy
Mail & Guardian
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July 31, 2025
Former president Jacob Zuma recently visited Morocco. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G South Africa’s foreign policy since democracy in 1994 has been committed to the advancement of human rights and international solidarity with the oppressed. It has...
Morocco faces increasing international isolation (Prime Minister)
Sahara Press Service
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Boumerdès, August 3, 2025 (SPS) – The Prime Minister, member of the National Secretariat, Mr. Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, stated that Morocco is experiencing escalating international isolation due to its deteriorating economic situation and growing...
Jacob Zuma Morocco visit - DIRCO reaction
IOL
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In a press statement published on the 6th of August 2025, DIRCO has registered “its strong objection and concern regarding circumstances around the recent visit of an eminent South African leader, former South African President Mr Jacob Zuma, who...
Items Signed By History's Brightest Luminaries Will Be In University Archives' August 27Th Auction
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Wilton, CT, USA, August 12, 2025 -- Items signed by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Walt Disney, Napoleon Bonaparte and many more of history's brightest luminaries – 437 lots in all – will come up for bid in an...
Sri Lanka and Israel: Tourism and Impunity
Groundviews
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August 10, 2025
Photo courtesy of Tamil Guardian In Dr. Punsara Amarasinghe’s article, Creeping Rise of Anti-Semitism is Dangerous for Sri Lanka, he claims that Sri Lanka is witnessing a dangerous rise in anti-Semitism driven by pro-Palestinian activism that...
Storm tracker: Atlantic system could soon develop into a cyclone
Democrat & Chronicle - New York
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While Hurricane Henriette in the Pacific does not pose a threat to land, an area of low pressure in the Atlantic could soon form into a tropical depression or storm, forecasters said Monday, Aug. 11. "Showers and thunderstorms continue to show...
Mohammed Bouzoubaa’s TGCC Explores Gabon’s Infrastructure Opportunities
Morocco World News
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August 10, 2025
Rabat – Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema received on Friday Mohammed Bouzoubaa, the CEO of Moroccan infrastructure giant TGCC. The Gabonese presidency office announced on Friday that the discussions focused on “priority...
Minister rules out absolute ban on foreign home buyers in Spain's Canaries
The Local - Spain
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August 1, 2025
The Finance Minister of the Canaries has dampened hopes of the islands imposing a total prohibition on foreign property ownership by saying it's "not authorised" by EU law, while stressing that some justified limitations could be negotiated....
Boualem Sansal, a free man
Atalayar
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August 19, 2025
Letter from Boualem Sansal "I am neither the first nor the last to suffer the arbitrary power of the Algerian regime," he said in his letter, which made headlines on social media. "His Russian predecessors demonstrated that the more the Gulag...
Ghana, Morocco reaffirm strengthening bilateral relation
Ghanaian Times
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August 1, 2025
Ghana and the Kingdom of Morocco have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations in areas such as trade, agriculture, education, sports, and diplomacy for mutual benefit. The reaffirmation was made at the event to mark the...
Roaming Charges: Empire of the Downpresser Men
CounterPunch
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August 8, 2025
“When you’re born into this world, you’re given a ticket to the freak show. If you’re born in America, you get a front row seat.” – George Carlin + Guess which person was charged with felony assault in this photo of an ICE agent hauling away a...
Morocco prepares a new electoral code to regain voter confidence
Atalayar
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August 9, 2025
New electoral code A democratic necessity A pact of trust The September 2026 elections are a key moment in Morocco's political and democratic history, which will shape the country's political landscape for the next five years. The state therefore...
Macron's intervention further strains relations between Algeria and France
Atalayar
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August 9, 2025
Algeria and France continue to go through a turbulent period in their diplomatic relations. The public intervention of French President Emmanuel Macron, calling for tougher requirements for Algerian diplomatic visas, has further escalated...