The Moroccan government has strongly decried the demolition by Israel of Palestinian buildings in East Jerusalem, saying the move violates international law and undermines the peace agreements signed by the Palestinian Authority and Israel. The remarks were made Thursday in Rabat by foreign minister Nasser Bourita who expressed Morocco’s “firm condemnation” of the demolition […]
Morocco and the United States have reiterated their resolve to deepen their strategic partnership, as set out in the 2020-2030 defense cooperation roadmap inked on October 2, 2020, in Rabat. This came during the separate meetings US Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for African Affairs, Bryan J. Ellis, who is visiting Rabat at the head […]
A new assessment by the Policy Center for The New South put the material damage of Sept 8 earthquake at 3 billion dirhams ($300 million), accounting for nearly 0.2% of Morocco’s GDP. The quake which hit vast swathes in the High Atlas mountains killed 3000 people and damaged 59,674 buildings, of which 32% were destroyed […]
