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The Canadian government has decided to facilitate the procedures for young Moroccans who wish to pursue their studies in Canada, through the Student Direct Stream (SDS) program, starting September 9. Launched in 2018, this expedited study permit processing program has been extended to include students from Morocco and Senegal. Its processing time does not exceed […]
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and key official in the US administration so called “deal of the century” purported to settle the Israel-Palestine conflict has announced his resignation few days before the White House unveils its roadmap. President Trump himself on Twitter announced Jason Greenblatt’s resignation which will be […]
Two people working for a US-based charity have been killed by unidentified gunmen, in Gambella, Ethiopia. The gunmen ambushed and attacked a team of Action Against Hunger during a transit from pediatric Nutrition Stabilization Center in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. Two members of the team died in the attack, the NGO said, adding it has suspended […]
The Polisario leadership has been hit by another devastating setback in Latin America, a former bastion of the separatist group, backed by the Algerian regime, which is currently fighting for its survival under unprecedented popular revolt. The latest of the long diplomatic and political failures suffered by the secessionists took place in Brazil where […]
The newly elected Speaker of Colombia’s House of Representatives Carlos Alberto Cuenca, one of the signatories of the resolution adopted in 2018 by the Colombian parliament backing Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, has renewed his full support to Morocco’s supreme interests. At a meeting held Monday in Bogota with Moroccan ambassador to Colombia Mrs. Farida […]
The United States has offered Morocco 100 light military vehicles. Fifty of them are already on the way to the kingdom, while fifty other trucks will join the fleet of vehicles of the Moroccan Army later this week, reveals FAR-Maroc, a website specializing in Defense matters. The offer of the tactical transportation vehicles is part […]
Gen. Stephen Townsend, Chief of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has described Morocco as a “strong” partner of the United States in counterterrorism, a major military ally, and as a regional leader in security. He made the remarks at a press briefing held Thursday in Rabat at the end of his visit to the North […]
The United States has granted Tunisia a donation worth $335 million to finance projects and programs designed to boost economic and social development through encouraging entrepreneurship and improving governance. The donation is part of a US cooperation and support program extending over a five-year period (2019-2024), says TAP news agency. The Aid will fund projects […]
U.S. army General, Stephen Townsend, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, met separately on Thursday in Rabat with Lt. General, the Inspector General of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) Abdelfattah Louarak and with Minister Delegate for the National Defense Abdellatif Loudiy. A press release issued by the General Staff of FAR says the Moroccan-US […]
The mainstay in the busted trafficking of nearly 800 kg of drug in June at Dakar port has surrendered himself to authorities as Mexican and Brazilian cartels threaten to kill him over the foiled operation, reports say. At large since late June when security forces seized 798 kg of cocaine hidden in 15 brand new […]