Sahara: Western Powers Unite Behind Morocco as Security Council Vote Looms

Marrakech – US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, reaffirming shared commitments on several African issues, including Western Sahara. This diplomatic engagement comes...

The Minister’s meeting with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita (22 Oct. 2025)

M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, hosted a meeting today with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. The ministers took stock of the exceptional enhanced partnership between France and Morocco, nearly a year after...

Morocco-Israel Embassy Transition Would Mark Historic Milestone

In an exclusive interview I conducted with Chaimae Bouazzaoui, the first Moroccan woman diplomat to serve in Israel, she offered in-depth insights into the state of Morocco-Israel relations in the post-Gaza war period, which, while not marked by a...

Americans Shouldn’t Die for Qatar (or Saudi Arabia) 

During his first term, President Donald Trump unashamedly put Israel first. An important part of that policy was the so-called Abraham Accords, by which Washington paid Arab and other Muslim governments to recognize Israel. The American people...

The Massive Enviromental Problem in Africa: Issues, Implications, and Solutions

The environmental problem in Africa is massive and growing every day. As Monique Walker puts it, the tragic dilemma is that “although Africa is the continent that contributes to the earth’s environmental change, it is the most vulnerable to its...

Morocco inflation eases with modest 0.4 percent annual increase in September

Morocco’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in September from a year earlier, driven by higher food and service costs, the national statistics agency Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP) said in a report on Wednesday. The increase reflected a...

Morocco’s ‘Morocco Offer’ Stakes Global Leadership

A Race for Clean Molecules Picture this: a North African country soaking up sunshine and coastal breezes and turning them into energy that decarbonizes heavy industry in Europe. That’s Morocco in a nutshell. With nearly 38 million people, over...

Steadright MOU to add Two Further Exploration Licenses to Titanbeach Titanium Project in Morocco

Steadright Critical Minerals Inc. (CSE: SCM) (“Steadright” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an MOU to purchase two additional claims contiguous to the TitanBeach Titanium Project along the shores of the Coastal...

Cuba Seeks Gambia’s Support at UN to End U.S. Blockade

By Assan Bah The Cuban Ambassador to The Gambia, Carmelina Ramirez Rodriguez, has urged the Government of The Gambia and the international community to support Cuba’s upcoming resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), calling for...

Morocco and Hungary Sign New Sports Cooperation Deal

Morocco’s Special Olympics team beat Hungary 3–0 in a futsal match at the Ibn Rochd Complex in Rabat. The game took place after the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between Special Olympics Morocco and Special Olympics Hungary. The...

HCP: Morocco’s CPI Records 0.4% Year-on-Year Rise in September

Rabat – Morocco’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a modest 0.2% increase in September 2025 compared to the previous month. According to data released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the rise reflects equal increases of 0.2% in both...

Sahrawi growers welcome the new EU-Morocco agreement

The legal and diplomatic saga surrounding the import of fresh produce from the Moroccan Sahara to the European Union ended on 3 October 2025 with the revision of the EU-Morocco agreement, which was invalidated by the European Court of Justice a...

Niger, Sahel, and Maghreb: A Nuclear Power Plant Reveals a Major Geopolitical Shift

The trigger: a nuclear power plant in Niger Securing the Sahel: a cornerstone and sine qua non Sahelian restructuring: from extraction to productive neutralization France's return to the Sahel: a break with Françafrique The Maghreb dimension:...

Spain Anticipates New Fishing Deal with Morocco Despite Opposition

Marrakech – Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food, Luis Planas, expressed optimism last week about reaching a new fishing agreement with Morocco in the “near future.” Speaking in Congress during a response to an interpellation from...

If Sahara is ‘Occupied,’ What of Spain’s African Enclaves? Irene Montero’s Blind Spot

Marrakech – In a display of profound political ignorance and blatant disregard for historical facts, Spanish MEP Irene Montero launched an inflammatory tirade in the European Parliament, condemning the recently signed EU-Morocco agricultural...

Guterres Annual Report: FAR Assures Civilian Purpose of Amgala Border Crossing Opening Soon

Marrakech – The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ annual report on Western Sahara, covering developments from October 2024 through August 2025, confirms Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) completed construction of a strategic...

Moroccans are the foreigners who buy the most homes in Spain, after the British

Foreign buyers of homes in Spain Main nationalities and real estate transactions Average price per square metre for foreign purchases Preferred destinations for Moroccan buyers Growth in home purchases by Moroccans Political and economic relations...

OBITUARY: 'One of the sharpest minds I have ever come across,' Martin Mansergh remembered

One of the sharpest minds that I have ever come across, has been lost to the world with the passing of Dr Martin Mansergh. Martin passed away suddenly while on a trip with other retired parliamentarians to the Western Sahara. READ NEXT: BIG READ:...

U and Morocco tweak trade deal covering W. Sahara

SK AFP | Brussels Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The European Union and Morocco have agreed to alter a trade deal to cover imports from the disputed Western Sahara region, Brussels said yesterday. The move comes after the EU’s top court last...

EU Commission under fire: Parliament Trade Chief calls EU Commission’s handling of Morocco deal “Outrageous”

Brussels (European Parliament) 06 October 2025 (SPS)- Bernd Lange, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA), strongly denounced the Commission’s handling of EU-Morocco agreement that includes the products and...