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A bipartisan Australian parliamentary delegation has visited lately the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune sparking the anger of the Algerian rulers and Polisario militiamen who are suffering a series of diplomatic setbacks and a growing international isolation with the increasing global support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire Sahara. The delegation, on a working visit […]
The UN Security Council decided on Thursday to extend the MINURSO mandate for another year, until 31 October 2025, reaffirming support for Moroccan autonomy initiative offering lasting & peaceful solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The new resolution 2756 was adopted with an overwhelming majority. Twelve members of the Council voted in favor, two abstained […]
The Moroccan government and Boeing signed a partnership agreement to set up an African Center for Manufacturing Excellence (ACME), as the North African Kingdom seeks more technology transfer to develop its fast growing aerospace sector. The deal was signed at the opening of the Marrakech Air Show which brings together 200 exhibitors from different aerospace […]
France’s position on the Sahara issue is influencing other European countries to “start to change their minds,” French President Emmanuel Macron said. In an interview with 2M and Medi1 TV channels, broadcast on Wednesday evening, Macron emphasized that for France, it is a matter of “resolutely and diplomatically committing ourselves alongside Morocco so as the […]
Moroccan industry and investment departments signed an agreement with Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer to develop joint projects in the commercial and defense as well as urban aviation. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the opening of the Marrakech Air Show which brings together 200 exhibitors from different aerospace industries as well as 100 delegations […]
The support by French President Emmanuel Macron of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, opens promising prospects for French investments in the territory. Speaking to a Moroccan French business summit, during his state visit to the Kingdom oct. 28-30, President Macron urged more French investments across Morocco, including the Sahara, which he said, “is part of […]
Morocco signed two military and technical cooperation agreements with Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic covering areas of training, defense industry, technical assistance, exchange of expertise, military health and cybersecurity. The agreements were signed in a ceremony attended by minister delegate in charge of defense Abdeltif Loudiyi, Moroccan Army Commander of the Southern Zone Mohammed Berrid, […]
French President Emmanuel Macon said his country will help Morocco in international organizations including the UN and the EU as it seeks to defend its sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan as a sole solution to the regional dispute. Macron made the remark in a speech to the French diaspora in Morocco, as […]
Morocco and Saudi Arabia have both voiced their resolve to upgrade their cooperation in the defense and security fields and to explore new prospects for this cooperation. This came during the visit Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces First Lieutenant General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili is paying to Morocco October 28 […]
At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron spent three days on a state visit to Rabat that turned the page on three years of diplomatic frost, as the two countries embark on a “strengthened and renewed partnership” that paves the way for closer cooperation at all strategic levels. King Mohammed VI received […]