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U.S. State Department Approves Sale to Morocco of 162 Upgraded Abrams Tanks

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of 162 enhanced Abrams tanks for an estimated cost of $1.259 billion, says the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency. This military sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security and capacity of a major Non-NATO […]

Family Code Revision: Morocco’s King refers proposals to Higher Council of Ulema

King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, Chairman of the Higher Council of Ulema, gave on Friday instructions to the Council to examine the proposals put forward by the Body in charge of revising the Family Code, based on the principles & precepts of Islam and its tolerance, and to submit a Fatwa in this […]

Algeria backtracks on its free trade deal with the EU

Algeria has asked the EU to put on hold a free trade agreement that was due to be signed this year as it drags its feet on customs reforms, an EU official said. Under the Association Agreement between the two countries, Algeria should have entered into an FTA with the EU in 2017 but has […]