The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Maghreb's al-Aqsa Independence case 1945-1956
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The issue of the independence of Morocco is one of the most important issues that Saudi Arabia has given special attention to other issues of the Maghreb, based on the Arab and international status it enjoyed during that period.
The study deals with political and material support provided by Saudi Arabia to this issue in Arab and international forums. Saudi Arabia has contributed with the Arab and Islamic countries to support the issue of the independence of Marrakesh in the League of Arab States and the United Nations. As well as Saudi Arabia's adoption of this issue even within the framework of its relations with the major powers, especially with the United States, which reflected the seriousness in supporting the Marrakesh struggle against French and Spanish colonialism.
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