By Samir Bennis Morocco World News New York, May 3, 2013 An investigation conducted by Morocco World News reveals that Kerry Kennedy, a human rights advocate who defends Algeria’s Polisario Front and accuses Morocco of committing blatant human rights abuses in the Sahara, has been involved in another “human rights” advocacy campaign, based on a fraudulent scheme and ghost-written reports. A New York law fir ...

By Rachid Khouya Morocco World News Smara, Morocco, May 1, 2013 Those who followed the recent events in our southern provinces are waiting for a radical change in the social, educational and economic politics and strategies followed in the Sahara so as to correct what could be corrected and to spread the feeling of trust and stability in this hot region. Undoubtedly, the mistakes that have been repeated are ...

By Samir Bennis Morocco World News New York, April 29, 2013 Following the recent attempt by the American administration to push for the inclusion of a human rights monitoring mechanism in the Sahara, Moroccans held their breath for almost two weeks awaiting the result of the intensive diplomatic efforts made by Morocco to prevent the broadening of MINURSO’s mandate. On Tuesday, Moroccans received with a sig ...

Morocco World News with agencies New York, April 24, 2013 The UN Security Council is scheduled to adopt a new resolution that will prolong the Mission of the United Nations in the Sahara, known by its French acronym as MINURSO, for one more year until April 30, 2014. The news resolution, which will be adopted by consensus, does not task MINURSO with the mission of monitoring human rights in the Sahara. Acco ...

By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, April 24, 2013 According to Foreign Policy Association, the report prepared by the RFK Center for Human Rights in the Moroccan Sahara is characterized by insincerity and ignores abuses and gross violations of human rights perpetrated by the Polisario in the Tindouf camps. In his analysis published on Foreign Policy Association website, Calvin Dark, an internationa ...

By Samir Bennis Morocco World News New York, April 18, 2013 Following the uproar caused by the United States’ decision to propose a Security Council draft resolution that would include the establishment of human rights monitoring mechanism in the Sahara, laymen, experts and analysts in Morocco and elsewhere, are asking many questions: will the US go forward with this proposal and formally present this draft ...

Rabat, April 15, 2013 (MAP)    Secretary general of the Istiqlal party, Hamid Chabat, rejected on Monday initiatives undertaken to change the mandate of the UN Sahara mission (MINURSO). "No one can impose any decision on Morocco",   Chabat told MAP following a meeting held this Monday at the Royal office in the presence of the advisors of HM King Mohammed VI, the head of government, leaders of political par ...

Panama -  April 01, 2013 (MAP) Panama supports UN-supervised negotiations on the Sahara, in the respect of Morocco's territorial integrity, said Panama's foreign minister, Fernando Nunez Fabrega. The Panama official was quoted by "La Estrella" daily as saying that the plan proposed by Morocco to grant large autonomy to the southern provinces is "an initiative that should be examined by parties" who should s ...

By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco, March 29, 2013 After a long battle with cancer, Hugo Chavez finally surrendered to death in March. The world witnessed the departure of the dedicated follower of Bolivar's anti-imperialism ideals, and an ardent adversary of the United States. Some cherished the death of the leftist icon of the 21st century leader. Others spilled tears for his death, bi ...

Morocco World News Rabat, March 21, 2013 The UN Secretary General’s personal envoy to the Sahara Christopher Ross, said Thursday that a solution to the Sahara conflict “more urgent than ever”, following a meeting with Foreign Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani. “In Rabat, I am starting a new tour dedicated to searching for a solution to the Western Sahara question, in line with successive (UN) Security Council ...

By Samir Bennis Morocco World News New York, March 9, 2013 Social media is at our disposal and we need to make the best use of it. We should not be just followers of what others do, or simply just share our pictures, our moments of joy or sorrow, or make new virtual friends. We should also use social media to serve a purpose. Nowadays, most people use social media to raise awareness about the issues that ar ...

By Said Temsamani Morocco World News Washington, February 27, 2013 It is a key role of any government to maintain law and order on behalf of the whole society; to hold people to account for crimes they have committed and to ensure that justice is done – and seen to be done. But this carries with it a grave responsibility, because convicting someone of a criminal offence and potentially taking away a person’ ...