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US bimonthly magazine the National Interest has rang the alarm about the maneuvers of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah, and the networks of document forgery they lead, to plot attacks or fulfil other aims, as they attempted to do in Morocco, “a strong U.S. ally” and “a historic bulwark of Islamic moderation,” raising concern over […]
The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project is the best alternative to the Nord-Stream 2 natural gas Russian pipeline project which is at the heart of tensions between the United States, the European Union, and Russia, American news outlet Newslooks states. In an article entitled “The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and the EU-US alliance”, Newslooks […]
The US State Department has drawn a gloomy picture of the current situation of human rights in Algeria, denouncing all kinds of violations of public and civil liberties in the country. The State Department’s country report on human rights released this week, underlines the many violations of the most basic rights in Algeria, ranging […]
The US State Department hailed Wednesday the “bold leadership” of King Mohamed VI, making of Morocco a “world leader” in investing in renewable energy and in meeting its climate goals under the Paris Accords. “Under the bold leadership of King Mohamed VI, Morocco has become a world leader in investing in renewable energy and […]
The US State department has dealt another blow to Algeria and the Polisario by omitting the section on Western Sahara which is now covered under Morocco country report in line with the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory. The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover […]
Morocco has stressed the need to strengthen the capacities of states and sub-regional organizations to respond to the new terrorist threats posed by ISIS in Africa, which has become now the target and focus of the terror group. “The response to the emerging threats of ISIS in Africa must prioritize support to African states and […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has called on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to expedite the appointment of a new U.N. envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler, who stepped down on May 19, 2019 for “health reasons”. The call was made during the virtual meeting held Monday by the U.S. […]
Tan Tan, Mahbes and Dakhla in the Moroccan Sahara territory will be in June the venue of the African Lion military exercises bringing together Moroccan and US armies as well as soldiers from friendly states. The news was relayed by Moroccan media following a preparatory meeting between Moroccan and US senior army officials. The military […]
The OCP Group continues to strengthen its skills in the most specialized fields. Another important step has just been taken with the signing of an agreement between OCP Maintenance Solutions and the Canadian company Nucléom, a world leader in high-level industrial inspections. Thus, the subsidiary of the OCP Group specializing in predictive maintenance and […]
The African Lion 21 military exercise is “a great opportunity to strengthen one of the oldest strategic relationships of the United States”, namely with Morocco, said Thursday Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, Deputy Commanding General for Africa and US Army Southern European Task Force-Africa Commander. “As we prepare to celebrate the 200th anniversary of […]