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Washington is reportedly planning to establish a military industrial base in Morocco, which plays a leading role in combating terrorism, as well as in view of its integration into the international military equation. In this connection, US President Joe Biden has instructed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to prepare an emergency plan to establish the military […]
Rabat hosted this January 16-17 the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee for Moroccan Israeli Defense Cooperation. the General Staff of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) said in a statement that the meeting was held in accordance with “high instructions” from King Mohammed VI, the supreme chief and chief of General Staff of FAR. […]
Israel has to openly recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory in order to upgrade its ties with Rabat following the resumption of ties in the wake of Abraham accords, wrote Ilan Berman on the Jerusalem post. Morocco and Israel resumed their diplomatic ties in late 2020 after a trilateral deal that included the US […]
Speaker of Yemen’s House of Representatives Sultan Said al-Barkani has reaffirmed his country’s steadfast support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory. He voiced the supportive stand during the meetings he held separately Monday in Rabat with Moroccan peer Rachid Talbi Alami and Speaker of the House of Advisors Enaam […]
The institution of the Commandery of the Faithful constitutes for the Jewish and Christian communities established in Morocco a token of peace, security and conviviality, said, Monday in the Vatican, the ambassador of the Kingdom to the Holy See, Rajae Naji Mekkaoui. Speaking at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the ambassador highlighted the centrality and role […]
Blinded by hostility to Morocco, Algeria’s military rulers and their civilian puppets have taken a series of unilateral decisions from closing borders to cutting diplomatic ties with Rabat and halting gas supplies. But, these measures- intended to hurt Morocco- have backfired at Algiers with a spill over to sports as Algeria undermines by itself its […]
The National Finery Museum which was inaugurated on jan.7 at the Kasbah of Oudayas in Rabat has shattered all records in terms of number of visitors. The museum actually received nearly 40,000 visitors in less than eight days after its opening to the public. The museum translates the Royal vision that promotes culture and arts, […]
Belgium’s energy firm, John Cockerill, plans to invest in green hydrogen as part of a joint venture in Morocco where they plan to manufacture key equipment to transform electricity into hydrogen at a lower cost, Afrik21 reported. “In Morocco, John Cockerill will manufacture alkaline electrolyzers. This is the most widespread technology for the production of […]
The trial of two ex-French journalists, who blackmailed Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in 2015, demanding €3 million in exchange for not publishing a damaging book on Morocco, started this Monday in Paris after lengthy judicial proceedings. The two blackmailers, Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, are charged with aggravated extortion and blackmail. The case dates back […]
The Moroccan city of Fez, which recently hosted the Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, has long been a melting pot of religions and cultures, the UN press service states. An article published Sunday on the UN press service website notes that the 200-year-old Jewish cemetery of Fez symbolizes the centuries-long coexistence […]