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The US State Department recently raised the level of its warning to US travelers wishing to travel to Algeria to Level 4, the highest level on its scale of insecurity, and attributed this to the risks of “terrorism and kidnapping.” According to the travel warning posted on its website, the State Department advises Americans not […]
The US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara is “a very good initiative” and ‘a right move that needs to be pursued and accompanied” as it is “a very important step towards the resolution of the Sahara conflict,” said MP of the French majority MoDem party Bruno Fuchs. There is no doubt that “the […]
Morocco and the US discussed prospects for cooperation in the field of defense industries as Rabat ambitions to develop domestic military industries. This came during the 11th session of the Morocco-US Defense Consultative Committee (DCC) held this week in Rabat under the co-chairmanship of minister delegate in charge of defense Abdellatif Loudiyi and US Defense […]
The recognition by the United States of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara is a “game changer” which will serve long-term peace in North Africa and the Middle East, writes “Jeune Afrique” weekly in its latest issue. In an op-ed titled: “Morocco, Sahara, Israel: the opportunity of new regional order”, Prof. of international relations of […]
Ahead of the opening of the American consulate in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker will visit Morocco in the few coming days within the frame of a tour that includes stops in Jordan and Algeria. The visit, which shows the momentum of Moroccan-American […]
The US looks to Morocco as a reliable security partner with whom it seeks to foster security cooperation to counter the terrorist threat. This came during talks in Rabat between Police and domestic intelligence chief Abdellatif Hammouchi and US Security Council Director in Charge of Africa and the Middle East Robert Greenway. The talks took […]
The United States officially transmitted Tuesday, December 15, the presidential proclamation recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara to the UN. The United States officially and solemnly transmitted the presidential proclamation on the recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Saharan regions to all the decision-making bodies of the United Nations. Kelly Craft, US Representative to the […]
The recognition by the US of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara has triggered a hysterical response in Algerian media and diplomacy verging on insolence and insanity. As soon as the US-Morocco-Israel deal was announced, state-owned and pro-military regime media launched their diatribes surfing on the wave of anti-Semitism in a bid to cover their diplomatic […]
The historic decision announced lately by the United States, recognizing the full sovereignty of Morocco over the entire region of Moroccan Sahara has been welcomed worldwide as a move that will enhance stability in the region and contribute to its socioeconomic development. Swiss NGO “Promotion of Economic and Social Development” has commended the US decision […]
The Department of State has named Ashraf al-Qizani who serves as the emir of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia, an ISIS affiliate, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Ashraf al-Qizani, also known as Abu ‘Ubaydah al-Kafi, became the emir of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia (JAK-T) after the death of former JAK-T emir Yunus Abu-Muslim […]