Posts Tagged ‘#reform’

Morocco’s Great Patriot and One of the Founders of Moroccan Diplomacy Passes Away

Ahmed Snoussi, Former Moroccan Minister and Ambassador to the UN, and most importantly, close confidant of King Hassan II, passed away this week. He was 92 years old. He was held in high esteem in Morocco as a key figure in the fight for independence and one of the earliest architects of the foreign ministry in the late 1950s. He was also one of the most recognizable and revered personalities ...

Conflict over the Western Sahara – Anything New or the Same Old, Same Old? – Jean R. AbiNader

Jean R. AbiNader November 24, 2020 Morocco, the Polisario, and its patron Algeria are sounding war drums over the Sahara. Is this recent skirmish a threat to regional stability or more posturing? On October 21, groups of Polisario supporters blocked the highway at Guerguerat, in the extreme southwest of the Western Sahara. This is in the buffer zone between territory controlled by Morocco and the land claimed by the Polisario, ...

Tribute to the Legendary Moroccan Political Figure Mahjoubi Aherdan – Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel (ret.)

  Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel (ret.) November 24, 2020 One of the most legendary political figures in Morocco, Mahjoubi Aherdan, has passed away at age 100. Aherdan, who was mostly called by his last name, was the co-founder of the Mouvement Populaire (MP) political party and was one of the staunchest supporters of a free and independent Morocco. Aherdan served in many notable government positions during his lifetime. He served as ...

Will Morocco be the next country to normalize relations with Israel? – Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel (ret.)

Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel (ret.) August 20, 2020 Commentators from major news outlets have commented that Morocco will be among the first Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel and exchange ambassadors following the Israeli-UAE agreement. As the former US Ambassador to Morocco and having closely followed the policies and opinions of King Mohammed VI for the past twenty years I am not so sure that Morocco will be next. ...

Morocco Looks to the Future While Combatting C-19 – Jean R. AbiNader

Jean R. AbiNader July 20, 2020 Many countries are facing declining growth rates due to the pandemic and Morocco is no exception. Given lockdowns and flight restrictions implemented worldwide early on, tourism and hospitality, usually the third largest component of GDP, have suffered enormous losses and the sector almost collapsed during the first 90 days of the global response to C-19. In the latest World Bank report, “Morocco Economic Monitor,” ...
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