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Members of a high-level delegation from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) on Tuesday said that they were “impressed” by the remarkable development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as well as the projects launched in various fields. The delegation members, currently on a working visit to Morocco, expressed their admiration for the […]
A bipartisan U.S. Congressional Delegation, led by Republican Representative Doug Lamborn, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is visiting Morocco to discuss ways of enhancing further cooperation ties between the two countries, friends and longstanding allies. The delegation includes Congressmen from the Financial Services, Procurement, Foreign Affairs, Budget, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce Committees. On […]
The United States and France are Morocco’s strong allies, partners and longstanding friends. These two permanent members of UN Security Council are reportedly planning to open consulates in the Moroccan Sahara in the few coming weeks. The move is seen as a decisive step towards ending the Sahara conflict which is threatening regional peace and […]
Morocco holds a “strategic position” and fulfils an “essential mission” in preserving peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Robert Satloff said on Saturday in Marrakech. Satloff, who is leading a large delegation from the US think tank on a visit to […]
Special Representative of the US State Department for City and State Diplomacy, Ambassador Nina Hachigian, highlighted the importance of decentralized cooperation as a complement that strengthens the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States, welcoming in this regard the contribution of the United States Conference of Mayors, whose President Andrew Ginther led a delegation […]
United Airlines launches New York-Marrakech flight US carrier United Airlines launched on Friday a direct flight from New York to Marrakech, a first by an American airline to Morocco and North Africa. Patrick Quayle, the US company’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Network and Alliances, and several United Airlines executives, and 35 travel consultants from […]
The Republic of Ecuador decided Tuesday to suspend its recognition of the so-called “SADR”, dealing another hard blow to Algeria and its Polisario puppet which continue to suffer diplomatic setbacks and international isolation. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld informed Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita about her country’s sovereign decision during a telephone call. Quito’s decision comes […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underlined in his annual report to the Security Council on the Sahara the opening, on August 14 in Dakhla, of Chad’s Consulate General, the 29th of its kind in the Kingdom’s southern provinces, which represents about 42% of the share of African countries. This reference takes place in an international […]
Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune has signed a twinning agreement with American city Arlington in Texas to bolster cooperation ties between the two cities in several sectors including education, arts, culture, tourism, economy and sustainable development. The twinning agreement was sealed Thursday in Laayoune on the occasion of a visit a delegation of U.S. mayors […]
Two Sudanese nationals have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for their alleged involvement in running the hacking group “Anonymous Sudan,” responsible for orchestrating a wave of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and government agencies worldwide. The accused, Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer, 22, and Alaa Salah Yousif Omer, 27, face charges including conspiracy to […]