Moroccan journalist Omar Radi

Washington urges U.N. Chief to speed up appointment of new Sahara Envoy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has called on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to expedite the appointment of a new U.N. envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler, who stepped down on May 19, 2019 for “health reasons”.   The call was made during the virtual meeting held Monday by the U.S. […]

Morocco set to become regional air defense industry hub

Three aerospace companies, Sabca Maroc, Belgium’s Sabena- an offshore of Blueberry Group- and the US Lockhead Martin will open the first maintenance plant dedicated to Moroccan military aircrafts, which is also poised to serve as a maintenance hub for friendly countries in the region operating airplanes such as C130. Morocco is building on its position […]

Four Tunisian soldiers slain in mine explosion

A mine explosion killed Wednesday four Tunisian soldiers in the province of Kasserine during a patrol. The fatalities, Tunisian presidency notes, occurred during a military patrol on Mghila mountain in the region. The ministry of defense identified the slain soldiers as Lieutenant Sami Ouannassi, Adjudant-chef Saïd Amari, Sergent-chef Ismaïl Kheriji and Caporal-chef Moneem Dalaii. The […]