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The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is secretly expanding its presence in the Sahara Desert to monitor Islamist groups operating in the region while using Libya as base, the New York Times reported. The US media noted in its story published Saturday that Washington had established partnerships, described as fruitful, with local partners in Libya. […]
The United States donated Tuesday several vehicles and forensic lab test equipment to Morocco’s national Police to facilitate drug trafficking investigations and other operations. The donation was a joint effort between the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL), says a […]
The United States Embassy in Rabat has congratulated Morocco on successfully holding the general elections this Wednesday sept. 8. This came in a tweet posted on the embassy’s website page this evening. “The United States Embassy congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco on successfully holding general elections today,” tweeted the embassy. “Our shared commitment to democratic […]
The United States has donated Morocco a mobile 30-bed negative pressure isolation unit, which was inaugurated on Wednesday in Sale, Rabat’s twin city. This donation, worth $1.5 million, will allow the Kingdom to strengthen its response system to the Covid-19 pandemic. The unit can also be deployed in other public health emergency cases. Speaking on […]
Morocco has reaffirmed Tuesday at a high-level forum in New York its firm commitment to peace and dialogue between religions and cultures. “The Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its unwavering commitment to the promotion of the values of peace, dialogue between religions and cultures, mutual respect and human dignity, and remains willing to continue its commitment […]
The recognition by the United States of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory dealt a hard blow to the Algerian regime, writes French language magazine “Jeune Afrique”. In a story published Tuesday, the pan-African weekly says the Algerian rulers know well that they suffered a serious political & diplomatic setback with the historical […]
US Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Saturday called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to bring back the North African country to the democratic path and swift end to the state of emergency, in reference to the ongoing exceptional measures put in place by the Tunisian President since July 25. The measures include suspension of the parliament […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and solidarity to President Joe Biden, following the passage of Hurricane Ida which struck the northeast of the United States, causing significant human and material damage. In these painful circumstances, the Sovereign expresses to the American President and, through him, to the grieving families and to […]
Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, has decided to double the size of its facility in Casablanca, Morocco, to meet increasing demand due to a growing success of its operations in the North African Kingdom. The Casablanca facility started production in 2018. It transforms lightweight honeycomb materials into engineered core parts to reinforce structures […]
Morocco’s BMCE Bank International Plc UK has sealed a $150 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation to bolster cross-border trade in Africa and prevent shortages of essential goods, including grains and building materials amid the Covid-19 crisis. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, IFC will enter into a risk-sharing facility with BMCE Bank International, a […]