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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday nominated John Nkengasong, one of Africa’s foremost public health experts, to serve as an ambassador-at-large at the State Department, overseeing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. This was announced by the White House in an official statement. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Nkengasong, a U.S. […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are now regional leaders in the fight against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats, said Monday in Kenitra, U.S. diplomats, recognizing the professionalism of the CBRN Intervention Company under the Rescue and Salvage Unit (USS) of FAR as “full mission-capable”. FAR USS CBRN Response Company in Kenitra stood out […]
Moroccan and U.S. military personnel this week concluded a major disaster planning exercise and a four-week training program on handling explosive hazards, highlighting the continued strength of the US-Morocco military partnership, the US embassy in Rabat said in a statement. Members of the Utah National Guard are in Kasr Sghir this week participating in Exercise […]
The United States government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to advance the reform agenda spearheaded by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to speed up the progress and socioeconomic development of the North African Kingdom. The supportive stand was voiced Wednesday by the U.S. State Department on the occasion of the visit of a high-level […]
The U.S. government announced Monday that money from the liquidation of allegedly ill-gotten gains confiscated from Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, will be used to buy medicine and coronavirus vaccines for the people of Equatorial Guinea. Mr. Obiang Mangue, 53, is the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed Friday “the deepening of diplomatic relations” between Morocco, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords with “benefits that continue to grow”. “Today, one year after the signing of the Abraham Accords, their benefits continue to grow. We are witnessing […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, reiterated Morocco’s unwavering commitment to regional peace, and called for establishing a new regional order, in which Israel is a stakeholder rather than an “outsider in its own region”. “Stay assured of Morocco’s unwavering and continuous commitment to doing what it takes to contribute genuinely to regional peace,” said […]
A detachment of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) participated, Thursday in Mexico City, in the traditional military parade organized in commemoration of the bicentenary of the independence of Mexico. The parade took place in the emblematic Plaza del Zocalo, in the center of the Mexican capital, with the presence of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an American NGO which defends press freedom, has called on Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release reporter Mohamed Mouloudj and ensure that members of the press can work in the country without fear of imprisonment. Mouloudj, who works for local independent newspaper Liberté, is charged with “spreading false […]
One of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, Hapag-Lloyd, opened its own offices in Morocco on Thursday, September 16 as part of its development strategy in the refrigerated container transport sector. The international container transportation company announced the opening of more offices in Morocco to keep up with a growing demand as the North […]