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Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have expanded their AH-64E Apache attack helicopter fleet to 18 aircraft following delivery of a new batch of six airframes from Boeing’s Mesa, Arizona facility, transported aboard US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The delivery follows earlier tranches received in March 2025 and spring 2026, and forms part of a […]
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defines the strait as an international transit passage. This grants all ships and aircraft the legal right to freely navigate through international straits, meaning that coastal States cannot treat waterways as a permission-based corridor or levy tolls for simple passage. The management of straits is […]
Morocco is reportedly planning to acquire additional Israeli-made defense systems, including the short-to-medium range LORA missiles, which could be used by the HIMARS artillery systems the Kingdom is buying from the United States. Since the normalization of relations in 2020, Israel has become an increasingly important supplier of air defense, unmanned systems, precision fires and […]
Morocco and Israel have agreed to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassies and exchange ambassadors. They also agreed to re-launch direct flights by Israeli and Moroccan airline companies before the end of the year. The announcement of these decisions comes in a joint statement issued following the tripartite summit held Wednesday in New York […]
Libya’s political and economic developments were reviewed at a meeting held Sunday in Tripoli between GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and US State Department Senior Policy Adviser for Libya Jeremy Berndt. Discussions also covered efforts to create conditions for national elections, including the outcomes of the “4+4” mini-dialogue group on the legal framework for […]
Canada’s mining Company Aya Gold & Silver has revised up the after-tax net value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion with soaring gold and silver price on the international market. The updated preliminary economic assessment gives the gold-silver-zinc-lead project a 93% internal rate of return and 0.7-year payback at $3,500 per oz. […]
The United States and the United Nations are coordinating their efforts in support of the UN-led political process engaged to reach a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2797. This resolution, adopted in October 2025, has endorsed the Autonomy plan for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty. It calls […]
The Embassy of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Morocco held its first-ever graduate recognition ceremony Saturday in Rabat, honoring 14 students who completed their studies in the Kingdom under a scholarship program that provides 120 places annually to OECS member states. The ceremony, held under the theme “Through Perseverance Comes Triumph,” brought […]
Moroccan-born Foley artist Sanaa Kelley and her studio Reel Foley Sound won her second Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) for her work on “Spider-Noir” at the 78th Emmy Awards in September 2026. Foley is the art of recreating everyday sound effects in a studio and […]
Morocco’s ambassador to Washington, Youssef Amrani, took part on Wednesday in the strategic dialogue with the Permanent Observers to the Organization of American States (OAS), held as part of the special meeting of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI). Speaking at the event, the Moroccan diplomat emphasized that Morocco’s status as a Permanent Observer […]