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Defense cooperation and shared security interests between Morocco and the United States were at the focus of a meeting in Rabat Wednesday between Minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, AFRICOM Commander, who is visiting Morocco. Talks also discussed the potential to further strengthen Morocco-US partnership and […]
President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco on Wednesday, as part of a working and friendship visit to the Kingdom. Sanchez is accompanied by Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, during this visit, his first to the North African Kingdom since his government took office in January. The President of […]
The Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024 kicked off on Tuesday with an exhibition of the Moroccan Royal Palace’s Berber Jewelry collection at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art The exhibition of Berber silver jewelry from the Royal Palace’s collection, for the first time outside of Morocco, can only be a source of pride for the Qataris, stated […]
The Sahara issue is no longer on the agenda at the African Union, as the recently concluded 37th Summit of Heads of State and Government, the supreme body of the pan-African institution, made no reference or quotation on the national question, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. Since Morocco’s return to the African Union […]
The French government has sent a series of positive signals to mend ties with its once longstanding partner in North Africa, Morocco, after relations worsened to an unprecedented level threatening to sap decades of cooperation. Morocco’s news agency reported on Feb 19 that the King has given “high instructions” to his three sisters who met […]
The three sisters of King Mohammed VI, Princesses Lalla Meryem, Lalla Asmae and Lalla Hasnaa, were guests to a luncheon hosted in their honor by France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Elysée on Monday. The official statement announcing the news pointed out that “This luncheon is part of the continuity of the historic friendship […]
Algeria is trying to catch up economically with Morocco in the Sahel. But observers see that Algerian diplomatic blunders are discouraging Sahel countries from engaging with Algiers. A new chapter of Algeria’s economic warfare was opened when Morocco had offered its ports and infrastructure to give landlocked Sahel countries access to the Atlantic and global […]
Head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch said his cabinet needed a reshuffle as the government assesses its mid-term achievement. Speaking to his RNI party members at a rally, Akhannouch defended his cabinet saying he ensures “to guarantee harmony and cohesion within the government’s majority.” The specter of the change of PAM leadership hovered around […]
A patrol unit of the Moroccan royal navy rescued 141 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 3 women and 2 children, off the southern city of Dakhla on February 18. The migrant-loaded boat sailed from Mauritania en route to Canary Islands when the royal navy unit was asked for assistance by the national center for coordination and maritime […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, which places the Palestinian cause and Al-Quds Al-Sharif at the forefront of its concerns, reaffirmed its unwavering support of the Palestinian question and defense of the Palestinian people, condemned the continuing war in Gaza, and reiterated its commitment to a peaceful settlement […]