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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 […]
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is secretly expanding its presence in the Sahara Desert to monitor Islamist groups operating in the region while using Libya as base, the New York Times reported. The US media noted in its story published Saturday that Washington had established partnerships, described as fruitful, with local partners in Libya. […]
The recognition by the United States of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory dealt a hard blow to the Algerian regime, writes French language magazine “Jeune Afrique”. In a story published Tuesday, the pan-African weekly says the Algerian rulers know well that they suffered a serious political & diplomatic setback with the historical […]
US Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Saturday called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to bring back the North African country to the democratic path and swift end to the state of emergency, in reference to the ongoing exceptional measures put in place by the Tunisian President since July 25. The measures include suspension of the parliament […]
Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, has decided to double the size of its facility in Casablanca, Morocco, to meet increasing demand due to a growing success of its operations in the North African Kingdom. The Casablanca facility started production in 2018. It transforms lightweight honeycomb materials into engineered core parts to reinforce structures […]