Morocco’s 2026 Finance Bill Strengthens Energy Transition with Renewables

Mohammedia – Since launching its National Energy Strategy in 2009, Morocco has been working to raise the share of renewable energy to 52% of the installed electricity capacity and cut energy demand by 20% by 2030. The 2026 Finance Bill continues...

Algeria Clings to Outdated Western Sahara Narrative Amid International Support for Morocco

Rabat — Algeria stubbornly clings to its outdated and isolated narrative on Western Sahara amid global support for Morocco’s cause. Earlier this week, Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his country’s traditional stance, stating...

Russia’s Role Intensifies in Western Sahara Dispute as UNSC Vote Approaches

Marrakech – Morocco’s ambassador to Moscow, Lotfi Bouchaara, met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin on Thursday, October 9, with Western Sahara dominating the agenda. The meeting comes at a crucial moment as Russia assumed the...

MEPs shocked by Commission's Western Sahara bypass

Eleven months after the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) again annulled the EU-Morocco trade deal for including occupied Western Sahara without Saharawi consent, the European Commission and Morocco suddenly unveiled a new agreement that they claim...

Conflict resolution in Western Sahara: analysis between the UN Fourth Committee's position and the Security Council's strategy

Algeria's proactive approach to the Sahara conflict in the Fourth Committee The practices of petitioners in the Fourth Committee From stalemate to strategy: the Security Council's new impetus in the Western Sahara peace process Overcoming...

Organizing any economic activity in occupied Western Sahara without approval of Polisario Front constitutes violation of international law, decisions of European Court (Statement)

Dakhla (Occupied Western Sahara), October 9, 2025 – The Coordination Mechanism for Human Rights in occupied Dakhla confirmed Thursday that organizing any economic activity without the approval of the Polisario Front — the sole legitimate...

Dakhla Forum: France Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Rabat – France has renewed its steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier renewed his country’s position in a speech during the opening of a...

Western Sahara at a crossroads

The evolution of the Western Sahara conflict The Sahrawi Movement for Peace as a third way Spain's key role in the resolution New perspectives for Sahrawi self-determination Regional repercussions of the conflict The diplomatic scenario towards...

Arab journalists union reaffirms support for Morocco’s territorial integrity in Laayoune meeting

The General Union of Arab Journalists reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity during a landmark meeting held Sunday evening in Laayoune. In its final declaration, the union endorsed Morocco’s legitimate sovereignty...

Mohammed VI sets out the priorities of the 2026 Finance Bill: a commitment to young people and social justice

Key messages conveyed by the King Approval of four draft organic laws Finance Bill 2026 The Moroccan market shuns bearish sentiment International agreements and new appointments The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, presided over the meeting of the...

Morocco’s economy expected to grow by 4.8% in 2025 as King Mohammed VI sets Priorities for 2026

King Mohammed VI of Morocco presided over a Council of Ministers meeting at the Royal Palace in Rabat, dedicated to several major issues: the guidelines for the 2026 Finance Bill, the approval of organic bills and military decrees, and a series of...

The UN seeks to turn the page on the Western Sahara issue

In the United Nations Security Council, the debate on Moroccan autonomy in Western Sahara through the plan proposed in 2007 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco is nearing its conclusion. After more than 50 years of back and forth over who should be the...

Christophe Lecourtier: France Seeks to Partner in Morocco’s Western Sahara Development

France wants to be a partner in the development of Morocco’s Western Sahara for the benefit of local populations aspiring to a brighter future under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, said Christophe Lecourtier, France’s Ambassador to Morocco. In...

Morocco to boost health and education spending to meet youth demands, says finance minister

Morocco will increase spending on health and education to nearly 140 billion dirhams ($13.6 billion) under its 2026 draft budget, up from about 128 billion dirhams in 2025, as part of efforts to respond to youth demands for better services and...

Polisario Issues New Security Threats Amid Growing Calls for Terrorism Designation

Rabat – A senior Polisario member has stirred renewed alarm after issuing fresh terror threats against Morocco. Mansur Omar, a senior member of the Polisario leadership, threatened the international community, especially Morocco, that the...

King Mohammed VI chairs Council of Ministers to review 2026 finance bill and key reforms

King Mohammed VI presided on Sunday, October 19, 2025, over a Council of Ministers at the Royal Palace in Rabat, devoted to reviewing the general orientations of the 2026 Finance Bill, approving draft organic laws and military decrees, and making...

Ministerial Council: 2026 Finance Bill to Accelerate Path Toward ‘Emerging Morocco’

Rabat – King Mohammed VI chaired today a Ministerial Council at the Royal Palace in Rabat focused on reviewing the general guidelines of Morocco’s 2026 Finance Bill. During the meeting, Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah...

Sahrawi and international civil society groups condemn EU–Morocco Trade deal illegally covering Western Sahara

Brussels (Belgium) 06 October 2025 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (SONREP), in collaboration with several European and international civil society organisations, issued a joint communiqué Today...

Polisario attacks new Morocco-EU trade deal as experts cite legal and political irrelevance

The Polisario Front sharply criticized the new Morocco–European Union trade agreement extending preferential treatment to products from the southern provinces, calling it a “violation of European Court rulings” and an “affront to the will of the...

Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurates international seminar in Caracas with lecture on Western Sahara: “Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance”

Caracas, October 3, 2025 – With the lecture entitled “The Case of Western Sahara: Colonialism, Unfinished Decolonization, and Resistance,” Ambassador Mohamed Zrug inaugurated on Thursday the International Seminar on Colonialism, Anticolonialisms,...