Van Walsum asked to quit his post, UNSG says 9/12/2008
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, made it clear on Thursday, that his former personal envoy to the Sahara, Peter Van Walsum, asked to quit his post.
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Construction of 1,770 low-cost housing between 2008 and 2012 in the Sahara region 9/10/2008
The Kingdom’s southern provinces o will benefit from the construction of 1,770 housing units under "Al Omrane" preliminary program to enable poor families access to housing. According to the Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Spatial Planning, this program involves the construction of 1,500 housing units in urban areas and 270 units in rural areas.
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FM calls for overcoming obstacles hindering Maghreban intergration 9/8/2008
Foreign Minister, Taieb Fassi Fihri, on Sunday called for the normalization of relations between Morocco and Algeria, noting that Morocco "sees its future in the Maghreb." "We aspire to overcome the obstacles and difficulties that we have had for a few years," Fassi said at a joint Press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, hoping that "relations between Morocco and Algeria will be normalized and Maghreban integration will be achieved."
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Rice calls on parties to take advantage from 'good ideas on the table' 9/8/2008
U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice reiterated on Sunday her country's support to the Sahara negotiations, deeming that "there are good ideas on the table" and that "there is no need to start over" in an allusion to the Moroccan autonomy proposal.
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Washington knows that Morocco had the courage to propose a solution to the Sahara issue, Naciri 9/5/2008
Morocco relies on the clear-sightedness of US foreign policy in dealing with the Sahara issue, Spokesman for the Government, Khalid Naciri said on Thursday.In response to a question on the forthcoming visit to Morocco of the U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, Mr. Naciri stressed at a press briefing Thursday at the end of the Governing Council that "the positions
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