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Following the formation of the new Moroccan cabinet, headed by RNI leader Aziz Akhannounch, Paris and Washington wished every success to the new government in the fulfilment of its new mission. In this vein, France expressed on Friday, October 8 its “commitment to continue to deepen the exceptional partnership with Morocco in all areas”, on […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as a new UN envoy for the Sahara in replacement of German Horst Köhler who stepped down in May 2019. In his twitter account, Mr. Blinken welcomed the appointment of the Italian-Swedish diplomat whose candidacy had been proposed by the UN […]
The US House of Representatives has passed the ‘‘Libya Stabilization Act’’ (HR 1228) in a move to advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya and support the people of Libya. Under the act, the US can sanction activities of rebel General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) with respect to Syria (currently under […]
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday nominated John Nkengasong, one of Africa’s foremost public health experts, to serve as an ambassador-at-large at the State Department, overseeing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. This was announced by the White House in an official statement. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Nkengasong, a U.S. […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are now regional leaders in the fight against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats, said Monday in Kenitra, U.S. diplomats, recognizing the professionalism of the CBRN Intervention Company under the Rescue and Salvage Unit (USS) of FAR as “full mission-capable”. FAR USS CBRN Response Company in Kenitra stood out […]
Moroccan and U.S. military personnel this week concluded a major disaster planning exercise and a four-week training program on handling explosive hazards, highlighting the continued strength of the US-Morocco military partnership, the US embassy in Rabat said in a statement. Members of the Utah National Guard are in Kasr Sghir this week participating in Exercise […]
The United States government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to advance the reform agenda spearheaded by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to speed up the progress and socioeconomic development of the North African Kingdom. The supportive stand was voiced Wednesday by the U.S. State Department on the occasion of the visit of a high-level […]
The U.S. government announced Monday that money from the liquidation of allegedly ill-gotten gains confiscated from Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, will be used to buy medicine and coronavirus vaccines for the people of Equatorial Guinea. Mr. Obiang Mangue, 53, is the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been […]
The United States welcomed Friday the death of the leader of the terrorist group, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), and “polisario” mercenary, Adnan Abu Walid Al-Sahrawi. “The United States welcomes the announcement by our partner and ally, France, that its troops killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price […]
Morocco has pleaded for the establishment of a lasting peace in the Middle East, as a “strategic objective” to serve the present and future generations. The plea was made by Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, who joined Monday the ambassadors of the United States, UAE, Bahrain, and Israel to celebrate […]