Beni-Mellal

Morocco considers buying Brazil’s Embraer’s KC-390 transport aircraft

Morocco is moving forward with a major modernization of its Royal Air Force (FRA), with plans to acquire Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium aircraft, according to defense outlet Military Africa. The procurement is part of a broader strategy to gradually replace the FRA’s aging fleet of 14 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and KC-130H aerial refueling tankers. If […]

And what if Morocco offers asylum to Catalonian leader Puigdemont?

It is high time Morocco gave Spain a taste of its own medicine. As Spain continues to turn a blind eye to Morocco’s protests for hosting Polisario separatist leader Ibrahim Ghali under a made-up identity, Rabat should respond by taking actions such as offering political asylum to democratically elected Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont. The […]

Washington commends Morocco’s comprehensive counterterrorism strategy

The US State Department has praised Morocco’s counterterrorism strategy and stressed that “the United States and Morocco have a long history of strong counterterrorism cooperation.” This came in the 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) released Thursday by the State Department. The annual report welcomed the Kingdom’s efforts in the fight against terrorism, noting that […]