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The US Air Force has awarded aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies a $212.05 million contract to meet Morocco’s order for military aircraft engines, reports say, citing the Department of Defense. The Massachusetts-based company will manufacture F100-PW-229 install engines through its Pratt & Whitney business, at Hartford, Connecticut. Delivery is expected in 2025. The State […]
US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Joey Hood, said Biden administration maintains recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. “There is no change in the US position,” he told reporters in Rabat Wednesday following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Hood reiterated support for a UN solution to the Sahara issue […]
Morocco has received more than 302,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses. These vaccines have been donated by the United States through COVAX initiative. The big advantage of the J&J shot is that only one dose ensures complete inoculation. The US State Department confirmed this Sunday in a tweet the donation of 302,400 Johnson & Johnson […]
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood is expected in Morocco this week, the office of the spokesperson for the State Department announced in a statement. While in Morocco, the Acting Assistant Secretary will meet with Moroccan government officials, local business leaders, as well as with civil society leaders. He […]
The 193 member states of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted, on Wednesday, a resolution presented by Morocco on the fight against hate speech, which proclaims, for the first time in the history of the United Nations, June 18 of each year as “International Day Against Hate Speech”. The adoption by consensus of this historic […]
The United States has commended this Monday, July 19, Morocco for its collaboration in the repatriation of Abdul Latif Nasir (Abdellatif Nasser), a Moroccan citizen who had been detained at the Guantanamo Bay facility. “Abdul Nasir is the first detainee to be repatriated to his country of origin under the Biden-Harris administration,” State Department spokesman […]
Morocco will start producing green ammoniac and hydrogen by next year following an agreement signed Tuesday to launch HEVO Ammoniac Maroc by two global leaders in the sectors. The Portuguese technology company Fusion Fuel Green and the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), an American engineering solutions provider signed the agreement for the realization of the HEVO […]
In a flagrant intervention in Morocco’s domestic affairs and the judiciary, the US State Department issued a statement condemning the verdict against a Moroccan journalist sued on sexual assault charges against a member of the LGBTQ community in Morocco. “The United States is disappointed by reports that a court in Morocco has sentenced journalist Soulaiman […]
The government of Brazil has praised the “serious and credible” efforts made by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The remarks were made by Brazil’s foreign minister Carlos Alberto Franco França during a phone talk Monday with his Moroccan peer Nasser. Carlos Alberto also reaffirmed his country’s support for the UN-led […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to President Joe Biden on the celebration of the United States’ Independence Day, calling for strengthening bilateral ties through ambitious partnerships in all fields. In his message, the King expressed his warm congratulations and sincere wishes for “health, happiness, and peace of mind to President […]