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The United States has provided $9 million in new military aid to help Somalia’s ongoing campaign against al-Shabab militants, the US embassy in Mogadishu announced. The military equipment handed to the government includes weapons and vehicles and is destined to support the campaign by the Somali National Army to liberate communities from al-Shabab control. It’s […]
The United States on Friday commended the “appreciated role” of Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in supporting the Palestinian people and advancing the two-state solution and peace in the Middle East. “Morocco has a unique relationship with the Palestinians, of course HM King Mohammed VI is the […]
The United States and Türkiye have disrupted ISIS’s ability to finance its operations by designating four individuals and two entities of an ISIS financial facilitation network. The US Department of the Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated critical nodes of a key financial facilitation network of the so-called Islamic State of […]
Morocco plans to upgrade its liaison office in Tel Aviv into an embassy if Israel recognizes its sovereignty over the Sahara, US media Axios said citing unnamed Israeli diplomats. Morocco restored its diplomatic ties with Israel in late 2020 as part of a deal that included US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region. […]
US plane maker Boeing will manufacture 12 CH-47F Chinooks for Egypt as the Arab country moves to modernize its military helicopter fleet. The US Army has awarded Boeing a $426 million contract for the aircraft. The contract comes more than seven months after the US State Department approved the foreign military sale on May 26 […]
Mali and Brazil are committed to deepen their bilateral cooperation in the fields of security, agriculture and livestock breeding as Bamako is concerned with security of all Malians and food security. The announcement was made by Malian PM Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga upon return from the South American country where he attended the inauguration of […]
The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference program citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, according to a statement by the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). The USTR’s office said Burkina Faso had failed to meet the requirements of the African Growth and […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has announced that the next Abraham accords summit will be held in Morocco in March 2023. The U.S. had brokered in 2020 the Abraham Accords for the normalization of relations between Israel, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain. The signatories pledge to strengthen peace in the Middle East and around the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco was represented at the inauguration ceremony of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch. After he attended the solemn investiture ceremony of the new Brazilian head of state and his vice-president, Geraldo Jose Rodrigues de Alckmin Filho, held on Sunday, Akhannouch was […]
The COP15 biodiversity summit’s historic agreement to protect 30% of land and water important for biodiversity by 2030, designed to halt its loss was welcomed by many, while others, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), argue that it does not go far enough in supporting conservation efforts in developing countries. Countries have reached the […]