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Speakers and representatives from the legislative bodies of Central American and Carribean States expressed their full support for a peaceful solution to the Sahara dispute within the framework of Morocco’s sovereignty. The Speakers expressed the call for “a consensual solution in the Sahara as part of Morocco’s territorial integrity” in “Rabat Declaration” which was adopted […]
The US should look at Morocco’s comprehensive anti-terrorism strategy in its efforts to put an end to mass shootings, said the editorial board of the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) In the wake of 9/11 attacks, the US launched a counter-terrorism strategy that proved efficient abroad though” lone wolf killers inspired by radical Islam, such as […]
The cost of US wars in the Middle East and Asia was estimated at $5.6 trillion said The Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs at Brown University in a newly released study. The cost covers the US wars since 2001 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan. According to the Wall Street Journal, that cost […]
Morocco has sent humanitarian aid to the people of Caribbean Islands of Antigua & Barbuda as well as Dominica which were struck lately by powerful and devastating hurricanes. The Moroccan aid, ordered by King Mohammed VI as a token of solidarity with these friendly countries, includes vital supplies and materials to support the reconstruction efforts. […]
US Senate member, Ben Cardin who is also top democrat member on the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday called out US President Donald Trump to remain faithful to 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Ben Cardin who is also Jewish, was part of four democrat senators who opposed the historical deal blessed by […]
Morocco’s comprehensive and multilayered strategy to counter the threat posed by terrorism in general and the Islamic State in particular was highlighted at a meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh, held on the sidelines of the 72nd General Assembly in New York. The success and efficiency of Morocco’s anti-terrorism strategy hinges on a farsighted […]
Thirteen Moroccan associations benefited this year from a $10 Million grant donated by the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) program. According to MEPI regional director Manu Bhalla, the US financial assistance helps the beneficiary Associations carryout their projects seeking to create job opportunities for disabled persons, former prisoners and support entrepreneurship initiatives. For Mrs. […]
A “green leader among developing nations” and a country at “the forefront of renewable revolution”, thus the Christian Science Monitor described Morocco as it forges ahead with its ambitious goal to produce more than half of its energy needs by 2030 from clean energy sources. In an article entitled “Inside Morocco’s Renewable Revolution,” the US […]
The Peruvian Congress rejected a proposal for the creation of a friendship group with the self-proclaimed separatist entity, the Arab Sahrawi Republic. The refusal by Peruvian lawmakers marks a crushing diplomatic defeat to the polisario’s efforts to re-stablish ties with Peru, which does not recognize the Algerian-backed separatist entity as a state. Indeed, the […]
Peruvian authorities declared Polisaio official Khadijatou El Mokhtar persona non grata and proceeded to her deportation manu military to Madrid. El Mokhtar was claiming to be on a special mission to Lima but Peruvian authorities, which do not recognize the separatist Polisairo entity as a state, kept her within the airport and refused to let […]