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Morocco has become one of the most strategic and promising states in Africa and the Arab world and has leveraged, under King Mohammed VI, its geography to facilitate trade, investment, and security cooperation across continents, pointed out the prestigious American think tank The Stimson Center in a report on the Kingdom. The report emphasizes that […]
The United States and Morocco have signed a new Sensitive Security Information sharing agreement to strengthen cooperation on civil aviation security. The announcement was made by the U.S. embassy in a post on its X account, saying the agreement has been sealed to ensure the security and safety of the two countries travelers, transportation networks, […]
American GE Vernova company, a leading energy equipment manufacturer and services provider based in Massachusetts, has launched a center for Power Transmission digital services in Casablanca, Morocco. The center will help GE Vernova service teams support customers operating power transmission equipment worldwide. The Company has chosen Casablanca for its growing pool of digital engineering talent. […]
Moroccan and U.S. armed forces said on Wednesday they found and retrieved the body of a second missing U.S. service member who went missing near a cliff after a training exercise near Cap Draa, Morocco. The U.S. Army identified the remains of Specialist Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, an air and missile defense crew member in […]
Ecuador has expressed interest in concluding a Free Trade Agreement and an investment Treaty with Morocco to boost partnership between the two countries. The announcement was made by Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Trade Investment Luis Alberto Jaramillo Granja following his meeting held Tuesday in Rabat with Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour. The meeting […]
The Joint Committee tasked with monitoring the Morocco-USA Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held on Monday its 9th meeting to discuss ways of strengthening further economic partnership and trade exchanges. The meeting, co-chaired by Minister of Industry & Trade Ryad Mezzour and U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan, gathered delegates from US Trade Representative Office and […]
The United States has commended the swift response of the Moroccan authorities following the disappearance of two U.S. soldiers during the African Lion military exercise 2026 held in the Kingdom. The body of one of the two missing servicemen has been recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, while the search is continuing for a second missing […]
Moroccan and US forces have recovered the body of one of two American soldiers who went missing during the multinational African Lion 2026 military exercise, The Royal Armed Forces said. The body was located and retrieved on May 9 at around 08:55 am near a cliff at Cap Draa, south of Tan-Tan, following intensive search […]
A high-level Moroccan delegation led by Amina Benkhadra, Director General of the National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), held a series of strategic meetings in Washington this week, advancing Morocco’s campaign to secure international backing for the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) and cement the kingdom’s position in global critical minerals supply chains. The delegation […]
The Embassy of the United States in Algeria has sent a strong message to the Algerian regime which funds, arms and shelters the Polisario separatist militias who claimed responsibility for the terror rocket attacks launched against the Moroccan Saharan city of Smara. “The status quo in Western Sahara serves no one’s interest,” said the U.S. […]