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The US-drafted Security Council resolution on the Moroccan Sahara was not adopted on Friday due to a Russian veto. Yet, with 11 votes in favor and three abstentions – and only Russia voting against – the text highlighted a clear shift in positions inside the Council, placing Morocco’s autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty at the […]
King Mohammed VI was represented by Minister of Youth, Culture, and Sports Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games (Dakar 2026 YOG) Held Saturday. Morocco is participating in the Dakar 2026 YOG with a delegation of 39 athletes competing in 17 sports categories. The first Olympic event held on the […]
The United States made it clear it will no longer support a status quo that keeps Sahrawis trapped in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps for decades more, after a Russian veto blocked a US-drafted Security Council resolution that had the backing of 11 members. In his explanation of vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike […]
In a development of major significance for Morocco’s territorial integrity, the United Nations Security Council today did not renew the mandate of the peacekeeping mission, known as MINURSO, a move Rabat described as the withdrawal of the file for the UN. Russia and the US vetoed each other’s resolutions renewing the mandate of the mission […]
The 25 new F-16C/D Block 72 fighter jets, which will be delivered to Morocco, will be equipped with Viper Shield (AN/ALQ-254(V)1), an advanced, all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suite developed by L3Harris Technologies in partnership with Lockheed Martin, according to press reports. Morocco will receive the next-generation F-16 fighter jets which maximize survivability and mission success […]
On the occasion of the first commemoration of Unity Day, marked on October 31, King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 907 people, including 613 detained and 294 at liberty, convicted by various courts of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice announced in a statement. The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries […]
Morocco is set to celebrate its first Unity Day on 31 October 2026, a national holiday instituted by King Mohammed VI following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 a year earlier. Last year’s resolution 2797, marked a diplomatic turning point. It called on the parties to negotiate on the basis of Morocco’s 2007 […]
The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return to its traditional two-year cycle instead of four years. The U-turn was made by the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after a review. In December 2025, CAF President Patrice Motsepe had announced that AFCON will be held every four years starting 2028. The […]
Less than two years after its return to the South American market, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has reached a new milestone with the launch, on Thursday, of its fifth weekly direct flight between São Paulo and Casablanca. The national carrier is planning daily flights from the Brazilian metropolis by 2028 and to launch a new […]
Korean company SEOIL Corporation, specializing in manufacturing drinking straws, inaugurated on Thursday a factory at the LOGINTEK industrial and logistics zone in Settat province, central Morocco. The new industrial facility, the group’s first in Africa and the ninth worldwide, reflects foreign investors’ trust in Morocco’s industry potential and its attractiveness as a strategic platform connecting […]