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Newsweek has affirmed that the Algerian regime supports the Polisario armed militia with money, weapons and military training, noting that the world does not need another crisis in North Africa. Rabat and Algiers are locked into a decades-long struggle over the Sahara, said the U.S. magazine in an Op-Ed authored by Gordon Chang who described […]
Police at the Marrakesh-Menara International Airport arrested on Sunday a Brazilian couple aged 26 and 29, for trying to smuggle in 1 kg and 260 g of cocaine inside their stomach. The extracted hard drug was packed inside 100 capsules, swallowed by the Brazlian couple. The suspects were apprehended upon arrival aboard a flight from […]
US Under-Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met on Friday with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, to whom she expressed the “full support” of the United States for the process policy under the aegis of the United Nations. “Deputy Secretary Sherman emphasized full U.S. support for the Personal Envoy’s efforts […]
As fighting continues to rage in Sudan’s capital Khartoum after a 24-hour-ceasefire failed to hold, African and world leaders warned of the real danger that the escalating crisis in Sudan could spill over to the wider region and degenerate into a security and humanitarian crisis on a disastrous scale. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday […]
The United States has called on Tunisia’s Kais Saied to respect the freedom of opinion and expression, and voiced concern over the latest wave of arrests of political opponents including former Speaker of Parliament and leader of Tunisia’s largest opposition Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi. In a press release issued Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said […]
The final planning meeting of the exercise “African Lion 2023” was held at the level of the South Zone Staff in Agadir from this April 12 to 16. During the meeting, held at the instructions of the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), representatives of the FAR […]
The Cape Verdean island of São Vicente will host next week the first ministerial meeting of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (Zopacas) in more than 10 years, according to an official source. The VIII ministerial meeting of the organization will be held on April 18, at the Oceanographic Center of Mindelo, island of […]
Speaker of Canada’s Senate, George F. Furey has paid tribute to the leadership of King Mohammed VI and to the reforms engaged in Morocco, leading to progress, inclusive and sustainable development. Speaking to journalists following a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Furey commended Morocco’s key role in the fight against […]
The Royal Armed Forces will receive the U.S. rocket launchers (HIMARS) and guided bombs (JSOW) that will enhance further Morocco’s military capabilities to encounter threats to its stability and regional peace. On Tuesday, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will push this week for urgent resolution of requests by Ghana and Zambia for restructuring of their sovereign debts, as a record number of developing nations are at risk of a debt crisis, with ballooning inflation escalating borrowing costs. Yellen, who is scheduled to meet with her counterparts at this […]