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The Moroccan-French Joint Military Commission, which held its 23rd meeting in Paris December 9 – 10, assessed the results of cooperation in 2025 and agreed on the activities to be included in the 2026 cooperation program. During the meeting, co-chaired by the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the South Zone, […]
The U.S. 60-day peace initiative between Morocco and Algeria announced lately by Trump’s advisor for the Middle East Steve Witkoff places Algeria and the Polisario in an unprecedented strategic bind, says a report issued by German Konrad Adnauer Stiftung Foundation and Global Governance & Sovereignty Foundation. Anyhow, it is highly unlikely that a peace deal […]
The government of Burkina-Faso has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and commended UN Security Council resolution 2797 endorsing Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty This supportive stand comes in a joint statement issued Wednesday following the 5th Session of the Morocco-Burkina Faso Joint Cooperation Commission held in Ouagadougou […]
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), on Tuesday, 9 December, has issued a stark warning that its humanitarian operations in Sudan are critically underfunded, jeopardizing essential services for women and girls. Speaking virtually to reporters in Geneva, UNFPA’s country representative, Fabrizia Falcione, revealed that only 42% of the agency’s 2025 response plan was financed, forcing the […]
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, on December 9, called for an immediate transition to the second phase of the Gaza peace agreement signed in Sharm El-Sheikh in last October. In a phone discussion with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he emphasized the urgency of forming a Palestinian technocratic committee to administer the Strip and […]
The Rabat Declaration on Child-Focused Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration has been published in the six official languages of the United Nations as a joint document of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. This document has been registered under Item 67 of the General Assembly agenda, entitled “Promotion and Protection of the Rights of […]
the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) is organizing, in partnership with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), the African Partnership Outbreak Response Alliance workshop (APORA Morocco 2025), held under the theme “Strengthening Health Security: Operationalizing Civil-Military Collaboration in Outbreak Preparedness and Response.” The workshop, falling in line with the vision of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander […]
As part of the planning process for the “African Lion 2026” exercise, the main meeting is held on December 8-12, 2025, at the South Zone Headquarters in Agadir, with the participation of representatives from several countries, including Morocco and the United States of America. This meeting aims to further discussions on interoperability, logistics, and the […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled “Assad” (Lion) mascot for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled in Morocco from December 21 to January 18. Lions are known for their courage, strength, leadership and powerful roads. The ASSAD mascot of CAN 2025 incarnates all these characteristics and reflects the spirit of the Moroccan […]
The Algerian regime continues to export instability to its neighbouring countries by supporting separatist and terrorist groups in a bid to weaken its rivals to maintain geostrategic leverage. Algeria is hosting and funding radical Malian Imam Mahmoud Dicko, an opponent of the Malian military junta. The Imam has joined the Coalition of Forces for the Republic […]