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Why Should the Maghreb Remain Priority Area in French Foreign Policy?

France and the three Maghreb countries, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, are bound by longstanding historic, cultural and economic ties that makes the three North African states a priority area in the French foreign policy. A report recently published by the Paris-based think thank, Institut Montaigne, stresses that the Maghreb is a priority area for France […]

Morocco-US: Obama’s Special Envoy Expected in Rabat Next Week

US President’s special envoy for the global coalition to counter the Islamic State (IS) group will visit Morocco early next week to update Moroccan authorities on the coalition’s actions to weed out the terrorist group, the US State Department said on Wednesday. “Morocco is a strong partner in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and […]

Morocco’s intelligence tips enabled France to foil terrorist plot

Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency, the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), conveyed France essential information about a French woman of Moroccan origin, who was plotting a terrorist attack in a church.   The information was transmitted by the DGST on April 1, 2021, to the French external and internal intelligence services (DGSE-DGSI).   The data […]