The Moroccan navy took part in the naval exercise, Sea Border 2016, in the Gulf of Taranto in Italy on September 5-9. On this occasion, Morocco sent patrol vessel OPV-70 dubbed, Bir Anzarane, which made an outstanding performance during the joint naval exercise that brought together naval forces from the north and south of the […]
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Morocco Reiterates Commitment to Cease-fire Agreement, Shows Restraint in Response to Polisario Provocations
Morocco’s Permanent Representative at the UN headquarters in New York, Ambassador Omar Hilale, reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to the UN-brokered 1991 cease-fire agreement in response to the Polisario’s recent violation of the agreement in the area of Guerguarat and its provocations by threatening to resume armed hostilities on the backdrop of the security measures taken […]
Son of Polisario Leader Arrested in Morocco for Drug Trafficking
The Moroccan army has aborted a drug trafficking attempt near the security wall in the southern provinces and arrested four traffickers with links to the Tindouf-based polisario officials, including the son of the development minister of the self-proclaimed SADR republic. The busting of the criminal network took place 280km away from the southern city of […]
Moroccan Army Steps Up Vigilance to Counter Arms Trafficking on Southern Borders
Following the operation launched by Moroccan authorities to clear the border area with Mauritania of all trafficking and illegal commercial activities, the Royal Armed Forces strengthened their level of vigilance in the southern provinces in light of intelligence reports warning of a potential attempt by the Polisario to smuggle an arms cargo into the Kingdom. […]



