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The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed the US decision to recognize and back Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This recognition was “long-awaited, eminently sound and deserves continued support,” wrote the committee’s Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, Jason Isaacson, in a comment posted on the AJC website and published by the US magazine Newsweek. After […]
The US Department of Commerce announced Tuesday Feb.9 its final determination that phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco are unfairly subsidized and decided to impose countervailing duties of 19.97 percent on US imports of Moroccan phosphate fertilizers. The OCP Group said in a press release that it acknowledges Tuesday’s final decision from the US Department of […]
The CIA and FBI thanked Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency, known as DGST, for its cooperation and partnership in countering terrorism. The US intelligence agencies expressed in letters their gratitude to the DGST in particular for “offering precise intelligence at the right time which helped arrest a dangerous terrorist,” DGST said in a statement. Last month, […]
As deaths linked to COVID-19 break records day after day, Americans are discovering an outstanding Moroccan scientist, who is on the verge of developing a universal vaccine against all types of coronavirus. After the Moroccan-American Doctor Moncef Slaoui, who was the chief adviser for the US government’s Operation Warp Speed COVID-19 vaccine program, another […]
The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla is set to host the second edition of Mexican initiative ‘AI For Climate Global Forum’ that promotes the use of Artificial Intelligence for the world’s most pressing issues. After a successful first event in Yucatan, Mexico in 2020, the conference is now coming to Dakhla in southern Morocco in […]
The prestigious Washington Institute for Near East Policy has called on the Biden administration to support American recognition of Morocco’s full sovereign over its entire Sahara territory, affirming that such recognition serves US geostrategic interests in the region. In a report titled: “Seizing Opportunities and Strengthening Alliances in North West Africa: Ideas for Policy Toward […]
The President of the National Assembly and Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, has expressed his full support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan in the Sahara, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, deeming this initiative as the only possible solution to promote stability and prosperity in the region. This came in a statement published […]
The US State Department recently raised the level of its warning to US travelers wishing to travel to Algeria to Level 4, the highest level on its scale of insecurity, and attributed this to the risks of “terrorism and kidnapping.” According to the travel warning posted on its website, the State Department advises Americans not […]
Former US deputy national security adviser Elliott Abrams has hailed the “sound” and bold decision made by ex-president Donald Trump who signed in December 2020, a historic proclamation recognizing Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory. In an Op-ed published Wednesday in the prestigious American bi-monthly magazine “National Review”, Mr. Elliott said “Trump got […]
Pilots of Moroccan national airline company, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will benefit from a remote training of US Company “CPaT Global”, a leader in E-Learning Solutions for Airlines. The announcement was made by the Texas-based company which has been awarded a contract by the Moroccan flag carrier for initial and recurrent training spanning a variety […]