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UN Security Council resolution 2797 adopted last year facilitated direct discussions among the four parties to the Sahara conflict (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania & Polisario) under the UN-U.S. auspices, said on Tuesday Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale. Addressing UN fourth Committee convening in New York, the Moroccan diplomat said resolution 2797 has enabled […]
The visit of Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the occupied Moroccan city of Ceuta represents a heavy-handed attempt to normalize and legitimize Spain’s colonial presence on Moroccan soil, casting a shadow over the otherwise stable relations between Rabat and Madrid in recent years. Coming amid a charged electoral and political climate in […]
Several African countries have voiced at the UN steadfast support for territorial integrity and Autonomy plan for Sahara endorsed by the UN Security Council under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the settlement of the Sahara issue will bring in peace and stability to the region. Speaking at the UN fourth committee convening in New York, the Delegate […]
Canadian defense manufacturer Inkas Aerospace & Defense is in advanced negotiations with Moroccan authorities to establish a production plant for armored vehicles and drones in the Kingdom, the company’s representative in Morocco said on the sidelines of the Marrakech Air Show 2026. In an interview with le360, Moises Amselem Elbaz, Inkas’ representative in Morocco, told […]
Chinese industrial group Hangyu Technology has decided to relocate its $117.36 million forging project from Slovakia to Morocco’s Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City, which includes a 2,167-hectare smart city and industrial free zone, built through a partnership between Morocco and China under the Belt and Road Initiative The Chinese industrial project, which will be transferred […]
UK FiveNines Group has announced its decision to partner with Nexus Core Systems, an AI infrastructure company, to oversee the development of a 20 MW data center on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco. The data center, designed for high-density AI computing, is part of the Nexus AI Factory project, Africa’s first sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure […]
UAE-based EDGE Defence Company will supply Morocco precision weapons and help the Kingdom develop local production of small arms and aeronautical propulsion systems. The announcement was made at the Marrakesh Air Show (Oct.o7-10) during the signing ceremony of the two deals sealed by EDGE with Morocco’s National Defense Administration. Under the first deal, EDGE pledged […]
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is preparing to expand its industrial footprint in Morocco by around one-third, with plans for a new facility dedicated to design, manufacturing and assembly that would move its Moroccan sites higher up the value chain, leDesk reported. The company, which has produced components for its commercial aircraft programs in Morocco for […]
UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura is once again drawing sharp criticism for what observers see as a glaring imbalance in his handling of the Sahara file. In his recent briefing, De Mistura targeted the Polisario Front while carefully shielding Algeria, the movement’s main backer and a party to the conflict according to […]
Morocco and Israel have entered advanced discussions on a possible acquisition of the David’s Sling air defense system, according to the German military affairs magazine Europäische Sicherheit & Technik (ES&T) and sources consulted by Barlamane.com. The system, jointly developed by Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and US company Raytheon (a subsidiary of RTX), is […]