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Chile has formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the entire territory of the Kingdom, including the Sahara region, and endorsed the 2007 Autonomy Plan as the just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the dispute. The position was outlined in a joint communiqué issued following talks held in New York on the sidelines of the […]
U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson has commended the role played by Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, in fostering peace and stability in Africa. The Republican representative of South Carolina made the remarks following a meeting he held Monday in New York with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the 81st […]
The International Republican Institute (IRI), a U.S. non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing democracy, has sent a delegation of international election observers to Morocco “to conduct a rapid response technical assessment” of the country’s September 23 parliamentary elections in Morocco’s Southern Provinces. “Morocco’s Southern Provinces sit at the intersection of significant investment, evolving political dynamics […]
OCP Nutricrops and Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply 3.8 million tons of fertilizer to the Brazilian market over the 2026-2027 period. The agreement was signed during an official visit by a high-level Brazilian government delegation to OCP’s industrial complex at Jorf Lasfar. The deal was […]
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. […]