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The commander of U.S. Africa Command “USAFRICOM”, General Dagvin Anderson, highlighted on Tuesday the excellent level of cooperation with the Kingdom Morocco, which hosts each year the “African Lion,” the largest joint military exercise with the United States on the continent. Speaking at a digital press briefing organized by the U.S. Department of State’s Africa […]
Morocco’s Energy Transition Ministry has suspended all tenders linked to the planned pipeline and a gas terminal at Nador West Med after the Ministry of Economy and Finance formally opposed the project, according to Reuters. The freeze halts the selection process launched in December for what was set to be one of the country’s most […]
More than 54,000 residents have been evacuated from Ksar El Kebir since Friday as rising waters from the Loukkos River flooded large parts of the northern Moroccan city, according to Moroccan media. An additional 650 people were relocated on Tuesday alone from a temporary camp, which became threatened as water levels continued to climb. According […]
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the 53-year-old son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gadhafi, was killed on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, Libyan officials confirmed, in a development that could further unsettle the country’s fragile political landscape. The Libyan attorney general’s office said Gadhafi was fatally shot in the town of Zintan, about 136 […]
Rabat is hosting the second plenary meeting of the Global Forum to Prevent Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism (Global FTPRNT), showing Morocco’s engagement to strengthening multilateral cooperation to counter radiological and nuclear (R/N) terrorism. The three-day meeting (feb. 3 to 5) is co-organized by Morocco and the United States, two partners committed to promoting global peace […]
Morocco navigates complex geopolitical transformations with confidence and determination under King Mohammed VI’s guidance, consolidating its position as a credible regional and international actor, Chamber of Counselors President Mohamed Ould Errachid affirmed Tuesday during the legislative session’s closing ceremony. Addressing the context surrounding the 2025-2026 session’s first sitting, Ould Errachid highlighted pervasive uncertainty characterized by […]
An advanced civil-military cooperation course was held lately in Rabat by a specialized training team from Allied Joint Force Command Naples to strengthen interoperability with the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. In a press release, the JFC Naples, a principal operational-level military command in the NATO Command Structure, said the training showed the importance of having […]
In a ceremony that could best be described as “Hollywood meets heavy industry,” Algeria this week unveiled its brand-new Ghar Djebilet–Béchar railway line, the first infrastructure project in the world designed to transport a mine that, so far, exists mainly as a PowerPoint slide and a dream. The ribbon-cutting took place somewhere in the vast […]
Morocco’s unemployment rate declined to 13% in 2025, falling 0.3 percentage points from the previous year as the national economy generated 193,000 new employment positions, according to data released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The improvement reflects divergent urban-rural dynamics and concerning trends among specific demographic segments. The unemployment decrease manifested differently across […]
Morocco’s national markets maintain sufficient stocks of essential consumer goods as continuous preparations advance to support the particular circumstances of Ramadan, Industry and Commerce Minister Ryad Mezzour told the parliament. His statement comes amid heightened scrutiny of supply chain resilience during the holy month’s characteristically elevated consumption period. Speaking at the Parliament question time on […]