he Erbil Conference that took place on September 24, 2021, and hosted more than 300 Iraqi delegates from all across Iraq, including tribal and religious leaders, called for the normalization of ties between Baghdad and Tel Aviv following the examples of Bahrain, Morocco, the UAE, and Sudan in 2020.
A Dissident to Lead All Dissidents: The Legacy of Jamal Khashoggi
There are elections everywhere, in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco.
Akinci and Turkey as a Drone Power
Turkey has so far exported Bayraktar TB2 to Qatar, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Libya, Morocco, and Poland, while Turkish Aerospace Industries has sold Anka to Tunisia.
On Colonialism and Solidarity: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
Covert and overt normalization between Arab countries and Israel continued unabated over the last three decades, resulting in the extension of diplomatic ties between Israel and several Arab countries, including African-Arab countries, like Sudan and Morocco.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
One of the most prominent highlights in the leaked list was France’s president Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s king Mohammed VI.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
Five months later, another North African country, Morocco, struck a deal to acquire 13 Bayraktar TB2s with four GCSs in a deal worth more than $70 million.
Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
Coupled with the normalization of ties with Israel, the intention of the UAE to flex against Algeria by drawing on international support in favor of Morocco is clear.
Libya Renews its Ties in the Maghreb: Continuation, Not Departure
ecently, there have been a number of high-profile meetings between the leadership of Libya's Government of National Unity and that of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Will the Biden Administration Continue Trump’s Abraham Accords Legacy?
Read: Morocco Lost One of Its “Sacred” Causes with the Israel NormalizationBiden has come face to face with the ramifications of colonial violence quite early in his tenure as president.
South Korea in the Middle East: More Than Usual Business
According to Spotify, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria were the top five streamers of K-pop between 2014 and 2020.
The Amazighs in North Africa: Politics, Society, and Culture
Their presence stretches from the Canary Islands of Spain to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.
Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?
Moreover, Bahrain, the UAE, Sudan, and Morocco normalized their relations with Israel forcing Turkey to rehabilitate its bilateral affairs with the latter to avoid stigmatization as a “troublemaker.
Assertive British Muslims: The New Generation of Political and Social Influencers
Despite making their ways to public life in Britain, Muslims are still viewed as the ‘other.’
Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has further provoked ordinary Pakistanis and the government by putting pressure on Islamabad to recognize Israel after the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco established formal diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.
Challenging the African Migration Narrative
Read: Is Drowning Immigrants the EU’s New Strategy?In parallel, as internal conflicts intensify in the Sahel, the region's socio-economic conditions worsened, and hundreds of thousands of people are awaiting the opportunity to migrate for a better future inside the continent or through Morocco on to the European continent.
Islamism in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
They won in Tunisia in 2011, and in Egypt and Morocco in 2012 following the nationwide protests.
Facebook’s Lawsuit against Israeli Spy Firm NSO Reveals Its Dirty Work
Recently, NSO helped the government of Morocco spy on a prominent Moroccan journalist a few months before official normalization between Israel and Morocco was announced.
The UN, Corruption and Scandals: How Did We Get Here?
Stewart is expected to continue in his role of MINURSO which is in Western Sahara, a disputed region bordering Morocco which took it over, when Spain abandoned it in 1975.
Haftar Wants to Drag Turkey into the Libyan Conflict
Hence, Ankara has been supporting the national unity government based in Tripoli, which was established as a result of a UN-backed political process that ended by signing the Libya Political Agreement (LPA) in Skhirat, Morocco, in December 2015.
Peace to Prosperity or Peace for Jared Kushner?
In addition to the host Bahrain, a number of other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Morocco, and Egypt participated in the summit, while Iraq and Lebanon opposed the meeting.