Moroccan diplomacy continues to show its anger and express its utter rejection of the contents of the latest report issued by the US Department on the situation of human rights in the North African country. Apparently, tension has not eased between the two sides. US ambassador Dwight Bush was summoned by the Moroccan Foreign Affairs […]
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Morocco, Gabon Security & Intel Cooperation Gaining Momentum
Ways of enhancing security and intelligence cooperation ties between Morocco and Gabon were reviewed Monday in Libreville at a meeting between president Ali Bongo Ondimba and Moroccan interior minister Mohamed Hassad. The meeting was attended by Head of the Moroccan Intelligence agency Mohamed Yassine Mansouri and Head of Morocco’s secret services Abdellatif Hammouchi, who is […]
Belgium’s Parliament Endorses Security Cooperation with Morocco
The Belgian parliament Thursday passed a bill endorsing security cooperation between Belgium and Morocco in the wake of Brussels attacks after it surfaced that Morocco helped Belgian authorities foil an IS attack against nuclear facilities in the country planned part of the Brussels terror acts. The bill also came in the wake of an agreement […]
Morocco, Russia Boosting Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
Head of Morocco’s internal intelligence service, Abdellatif Hammouchi, who is also Chief of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN,) is visiting Moscow to seal bilateral collaboration in the fight against terrorism. The visit is taking place less than a month following the official visit King Mohammed VI paid to Moscow mid-March. Morocco and Russia […]
Morocco, Spain Strengthen Further Security Cooperation
Moroccan Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad and Head of Morocco’s internal intelligence service Abdellatif Hammouchi, who is also Chief of General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), paid Wednesday a work visit to neighboring Spain. During this trip, the two top security Moroccan officials met with Spanish Interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz and Security Secretary of State […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Morocco Helps Identify Grand Bassam Attacks Ringleader
Ivorian security authorities have been able to identify the mastermind of the March 13 terrorist attacks thanks to Morocco’s valuable contribution. Moroccan daily in Arabic Al Ahdath Al Maghribia reported in its Friday edition that Ivorian security authorities were able to identify Kounta Dallaha as the ringleader of the March 13 massacre which left 19 […]
Morocco Condemns Terror Attacks in Côte d’Ivoire, Participates in Investigations
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has condemned in the most vigorous terms the simultaneous terror attacks that targeted Sunday the Ivorian seaside resort of Grand Bassam. The King sent a message of condolences to President Alassane Ouattara and also talked to him over the phone. According to a statement released by the Royal Office Sunday […]
Moroccan-French Security Cooperation in Full Swing
Cooperation between Morocco and France in the fields of security and fight against terrorism is in full swing as evidenced by the regular contacts and continued dialog between the two partner countries. Just a couple of weeks after Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and the French President François Hollande held a meeting at the Elysée during […]
French National Assembly puts back on track judicial cooperation with Morocco
The French National Assembly adopted on Tuesday the protocol amending the Mutual Assistance Convention in criminal and legal matters signed between Morocco and France, signaling thereby the end of the diplomatic row that had lasted all through 2014 and putting back on track the two countries’ judicial and legal cooperation. The protocol, signed in February […]
Distinction to the Man at the center of the French-Moroccan Crisis
France announced it will make of Abdellatif Hammouchi, the head of the Moroccan territorial security department, known by its French acronym DGST, Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor, in recognition of the instrumental role played by this department in French- Moroccan cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The announcement was made over […]









