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The 2019 Global Fire Power (GFP) index has rated the kingdom of Morocco the 7th most powerful army in Africa and 61st globally. However, the kingdom lost six positions compared to the 2018 rankings when it ranked 55th. The GFP index assesses nations’ potential war-making capability based on more than 50 factors, including resources; manpower; […]
Morocco is currently a bright spot in the Middle East and its stability and economic and social progress are important anchors for the North Africa region, said Senior Vice President of the Washington-based Middle East Institute, Gerald Feierstein. “Morocco is currently a bright spot in the Middle East. With a challenging political situation in Tunisia […]
The threat of terrorist attacks against foreigners in Tindouf and the risk of unrest in Algeria more generally, were corroborated by a new warning note issued Tuesday (Dec. 3) by the federal government of Canada. After the warning issued on November 27 by the Spanish authorities against any trip in the Tindouf camps, and the […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected this week in Rabat on a two-day working visit to the North African country, one of the major US allies in the region. The trip will be not only Pompeo’s first travel to Morocco and to an African country, but also the first visit by an American […]
The Moroccan Gendarmerie has seized large quantities of a dangerous chemical near the small town of Moulay Bousselham, 120 kilometers south of Tangier. Scientists and senior members of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie discovered the chemical product, identified as nitric acid, hidden in a truck, reported Moroccan daily Al Massae Wednesday. The amount of nitric acid […]
The Moroccan-Saudi Joint military Committee held on Tuesday its second meeting in Rabat to review cooperation between the two countries’ armed forces during the 2018 & 2019 period and set their joint program for 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by Lt. General, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the Saudi General, Chief […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) and Spanish National Police have dismantled a four-member terrorist cell this Wednesday (Dec.4). The four individuals were arrested during a joint operation with the Spanish National Police. Three suspects, aged between 24 and 39, were arrested in Ferkhana and Bni Nsar in the Northeastern province of Nador. One […]
NGO Women in Nuclear Global (WiN Global), which supports and encourages women working in nuclear industries throughout the world, opened on Monday in the Atlantic coastal city of Kenitra a WiN Global chapter in Morocco. The inauguration of the WiN Global office in the North African Kingdom was made by seniors officials representing the Ibn […]
More than 400 people from all over the world took part in the fourth edition of the Africa Security Forum held in Rabat December 1-3 under the theme “the impact of climate change on security in Africa”. The forum, one of the most important meetings of the year on the continent, focused debates on the […]
Morocco has gained a seat at the governing board of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during its 6th meeting held Dec.2-3 in Addis Ababa. This is the first time that the country sits in this African health institution since its return to the African Union in 2017. Morocco will serve for three […]