Morocco is exerting an ever-tighter grip on the diplomacy over the disputed territory of Western Sahara after Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid became the latest to endorse its plan for a devolved regional authority but with very limited powers and subject to Rabat's financial and political control...
Egypt has since taken a more active role in Gaza and in the Palestinian arena while forging tight relations with the new Israeli government headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid a process of deepening engagement is likely to continue...
Vol 62 No 17 |
- ALGERIA
- MOROCCO
Lamamra said the move was triggered by Morocco's burgeoning relations with Israel whose Foreign Minister Yair Lapid visited the kingdom in mid-month committing with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita 'to open embassies in the coming months'...
DISPATCHES
This month Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made his first diplomatic trip to the UAE which is taking a close interest in developments in the Horn of Africa...
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