Morocco, France discuss military cooperation prospects

Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid conferred over the weekend in Paris with France’s new Army Chief of Staff General Fabien Mandon. Talks focused on military cooperation prospects and on ways of strengthening further strategic partnership to counter shared challenges. Prior to this meeting, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid and his […]

Morocco’s dam filling rate drops to 47.8%

Morocco’s dam filling rate dropped to an average 47% nationwide as a surge in demand and fewer rainfall put a strain on the country’s water resources, water department said. Morocco has stopped irrigation in regions where water storage reached critical levels such as the key agricultural Souss region. Only the region of Loukous in north […]

Morocco’s Counterterrorism Agency Dismantles 7-member IS Cell

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), dismantled a terror cell made up of seven extremists loyal to IS group. The IS members were arrested in the cities of Tangier and Meknes, the Interior ministry said in a statement. Initial investigations reveal that the cell members were plotting to join a branch […]