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A resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives, highlighting the centuries-old ties between Morocco and the U.S. and underscoring support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a credible, realistic and serious solution to the artificial conflict over the Sahara. Morocco, which “remains a strong ally and partner for peace in the Middle East […]
The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Algeria if it buys Russian arms, the U.S. ambassador in Algiers told a local news outlet. The move against Algeria is part of measures taken under a law called Countering America’s adversaries through sanctions act (CAATSA), adopted last year, he said. The same law imposes sanctions on […]
Paraguay “fully supports Morocco’s territorial integrity” and its sovereignty over the Sahara, said on Thursday in New York the Foreign Minister of this Latin American country, Luis Alberto Castiglion. “Paraguay supports Morocco and will continue to support it,” said Castiglioni in NY following his talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of […]
Morocco has signed the declaration of “Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem” on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly currently held in New York. The call, launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, seeks to reduce drug demand, cut off the supply of illicit drugs, expand treatment and […]
The scale of the informal market in Algeria dominated by cash transactions make it hard to counter terrorism financing, the U.S. department of state said in a report. “Foreign exchange restrictions and distrust of banks push Algerians to cash transactions and informal currency-exchange markets,” the U.S. State Department said in the Country Reports on Terrorism […]
Morocco, a major U.S. ally in North Africa, has a comprehensive strategy to counter violent extremism (CVE). This strategy focuses on economic and human development in addition to oversight of the religious sphere and messaging, says U.S. State Department in its annual report on terrorism. The North African Kingdom has accelerated its creation of education […]
Morocco and the US agreed to convene the next session of their strategic dialogue in 2019 in Washington DC. The decision was made at talks held in Washington by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. The next strategic dialogue will cover means of fostering economic and political ties as well as […]
Morocco’s FBI, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), issued an international arrest warrant that led to the arrest of drug lord Victor Manuel Lemina Cores in Lima. Lemina Cores, a Spanish national, notorious for running one of the mightiest drug trafficking networks, was arrested by Interpol on September 11 in the Peruvian capital Lima. […]
Several Latin America university researchers and NGOs’ representatives have called for the immediate release of Sahrawis held against their will by the Polisario mercenaries, who are armed, funded and sheltered by the Algerian regime. During an international conference organized lately in Mexico, the speakers also called for dismantling the Polisario armed group, which is threatening […]
Morocco and the United States are committed to fighting terrorism, Ambassador Nathan Sales, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, said Thursday in Rabat. “The commitment shared by the government of Morocco and the United States to fight and defeat terrorists is at the heart of a strong Moroccan-American partnership,” Sales pointed out at a press briefing following […]