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Kenya’s president has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to a balanced foreign policy as the global power rivalry between the United States and China heats up and African nations are “bullied into taking sides.” “We’re neither facing East nor facing West; we’re facing forward,” Kenya’s President William Ruto said during an interview with Al Jazeera, to […]
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, expressed the “gratitude” of the United States to King Mohammed VI for Morocco’s humanitarian contributions to Gaza, and stressed the importance of Morocco’s support for President Biden’s proposal regarding an enduring ceasefire in Gaza. “The Secretary conveyed his gratitude to King Mohammed VI for Morocco’s humanitarian contributions to Gaza,” […]
Morocco has stressed the importance of the proposals put forward by US President Joseph R. Biden, aimed at, among others, promoting a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, and expressed hope that the various parties concerned will commit to implementing the roadmap proposed. The Moroccan Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement that Morocco, whose Sovereign is […]
The combined Moroccan-American exercise “African Lion 2024” wrapped up on Friday at Cap Draa (north of Tan-Tan), with air and ground military maneuvers involving units from the Moroccan and US armed forces. During the maneuvers, which took place in the presence of Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the South Zone, […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres honored two peacekeepers from the Royal Armed Forces during the annual ceremony paying tribute to the memory of civilian and uniformed personnel who died in UN peacekeeping operations in 2023. The ceremony coincided with the commemoration on May 29 of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, an occasion to […]
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, has awarded Royal wissams to US senior military officials. The Royal wissams were awarded at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the South Zone General Staff in Agadir on Thursday to Army General Michael Langley, Commander of the US […]
A slew of new peace initiatives have been put forward to end the armed conflict in Sudan, including by the United States and Egypt. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday (28 May) held a phone call with Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to find ways to “urgently end the conflict in Sudan and […]
A high-level delegation from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the US Army on Wednesday visited the medical-surgical field hospital deployed in Akka municipality, province of Tata. Upon their arrival, members of the delegation led by FAR Inspector General and Commander of the Southern Zone, Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, and U.S. […]
In a major step towards strengthening Morocco’s aerospace industry, Pratt & Whitney Canada, part of the RTX Group, held earlier this week a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility in the Kingdom, known as Pratt & Whitney Morocco (PWM), in the mid-park area in Casablanca. This new 12,000 square metre facility marks a milestone for […]
Morocco is ready to promote its startup ecosystem to a higher level, coordinator of the US Prosper Africa initiative, British A. Robinson, said Tuesday in Marrakech. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Morocco-USA Venture Capital Forum (May 27-28), Robinson underlined that Morocco boasts a startup ecosystem that is increasingly dynamic and innovative, and has […]