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The United Nations and the United States have warned of the risk of famine in Sudan, as both pressed the warring sides to end obstruction of aid for around 18 million people in the war-torn country who are already acutely hungry. The latest UN reports indicate an escalating humanitarian crisis and the risk of famine […]
Morocco and the United States have inked in Washington an unprecedented twinning agreement between the National Laboratory of Scientific Police, a body of the General Directorate of National Security, and the US renowned Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The signatory sides highlighted the importance of this initiative, as a means to enrich bilateral partnership and contribute […]
The US is withdrawing its troops from Niger ahead of schedule with only 300 soldiers left in the uranium and oil rich Sahel country. Niger authorities have given mid-September as a deadline for the troop withdrawal, which comes against the backdrop of an increasing anti-western sentiment in the military-ruled Sahel states. Niger is also shifting […]
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Gabon, and Senegal have reiterated separately their firm recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory, commending the realistic autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the regional conflict. In a joint statement read out by the representative of Qatar on behalf […]
The United States is “missing an incredible window of opportunity” in Africa, a senior executive in US company told the US Senate Committee on Finance, urging a “quick renewal” of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that will have the largest impact on the US business interests on the African continent. SanMar Corporation’s general […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, firmly supports all initiatives aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid, and protecting civilians, said head of the Moroccan Government Aziz Akhannouch on Tuesday. Akhannouch who was addressing the high-level International Conference on the Urgent Humanitarian Response to Gaza, hosted by Jordan, emphasized […]
Morocco’s active participation in the Sustained Dialogue on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (SDPU) initiative was highlighted Monday in Washington during a meeting on this initiative that was chaired by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins. During this meeting held at the State Department, Morocco’s […]
Morocco’s carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced that it will re-open the Casablanca- Sao Paulo direct air link starting from December 7, 2024 with three weekly flights. The announcement was made while Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira was visiting Rabat. Flights from Casablanca to Brazilian Sao Paulo will take place on Mondays, Thursdays and […]
Brazil, represented by its Foreign Minister, Mauro Vieira, applauded the openness and modernization underway in Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, labeling it as a “credible and influential partner on the international stage.” Vieira, on his first official visit to Morocco, expressed this position in a Joint Communiqué adopted at the end of […]
The government of Brazil has praised Morocco’s serious and credible efforts engaged for the settlement of the Sahara issue within the framework of the autonomy plan presented by Rabat in 2007. This supportive stand comes in a joint statement released in Rabat following the talks held Friday between Brazil’s foreign minister Mauro Vieira and Moroccan […]