‘Morocco feels emboldened’: Trump’s influence in spotlight after Ceuta disaster
Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, sits next to Donald Trump as he holds up the signed founding charter of his Board of Peace in January. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMorocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, sits next to Donald Trump as he holds up the signed founding charter of his Board of Peace in January. “But there was no clear trigger for this, and this is what is puzzling for everyone.”0:44Migrants in Spain's Ceuta enclave escorted back to Morocco – videoObservers have suggested Spain’s recent rapprochement with Rabat’s archrival, Algeria, could have set off Morocco.
- ▪Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, sits next to Donald Trump as he holds up the signed founding charter of his Board of Peace in January.
- ▪Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMorocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, sits next to Donald Trump as he holds up the signed founding charter of his Board of Peace in January.
- ▪“But there was no clear trigger for this, and this is what is puzzling for everyone.”0:44Migrants in Spain's Ceuta enclave escorted back to Morocco – videoObservers have suggested Spain’s recent rapprochement with Rabat’s archrival, Algeria
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Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, sits next to Donald Trump as he holds up the signed founding charter of his Board of Peace in January. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMorocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, sits next to Donald Trump as he holds up the signed founding charter of his Board of Peace in January. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesMorocco‘Morocco feels emboldened’: Trump’s influence in spotlight after Ceuta disasterWashington-Rabat ties under scrutiny as questions swirl over what led to deadly influx into tiny Spanish territoryAshifa Kassam in MadridThu 6 Aug 2026 05.45 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe cosy relationship between Washington and Rabat has long been flaunted by both sides, from Morocco’s…
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