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This week marks the 230 anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Morocco and the United States, said the Moroccan American Center for Policy on behalf of the Government of Morocco. This longest unbroken treaty in the US history testifies to centuries old ties that stretch as far back as 1777, when Morocco […]
Morocco was hailed by the United States as a “stable security-exporting partner in North Africa” thanks to its adoption of a comprehensive counterterrorism strategy and the vigilance of its security services. “Morocco is a stable security-exporting partner in North Africa and is the only African nation to contribute military assets to the Defeat-ISIS Coalition campaign […]
The US State Department Thursday voiced concern over possible continuation of the crisis between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc after boycotting countries consider new sanctions following Qatar’s refusal to commit to the demands put forward by the bloc. “We remain very concerned about that ongoing situation between Qatar and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries,” said […]
US Senate member and chairman of the foreign relations committee has told the State Department that the Congress will stand in the way of all arms deals with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) until peace returns among these US allies. US allies in the Gulf have been divided into two groups; one side […]
Cutting US military aid to Tunisia is a “misguided and dangerous” decision representing a stark departure with the US President’s plan to “demolish and destroy” the Islamic State (ISIS), said Sarah Yerkes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in an opinion piece on The Hill. The article criticizes Trump’s budget blueprint released on May […]
The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed in a resolution the deployment of a military force by West African states to combat terrorism and arms, drug and human trafficking in the Sahel region after France and the US reached a consensus on the issue. To secure the support of the US, France softened the resolution language […]
The US Department of State has renewed its caution to travelers heading to Algeria due to the threat of terrorist attacks and kidnappings. “While violence has reduced significantly in recent years, terrorist groups remain active in some parts of the country,” the Department said on its website. Despite heavy police presence in major cities, “the […]
The US has expressed reservations over the French move to garner support at the UN Security council for the adoption of a resolution mandating a force by West African states to combat terrorism and trafficking in the Sahel. The US voiced its concerns regarding the UN financial backing for the Sahel force after France has […]
Another cargo of five US-made M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks arrived in the port of Casablanca on Wednesday (May 7), reported Far-Morocco, a website specialized in armaments and defense. This cargo and a similar delivery in July 2016 are part of an order of 250 of this type of third generation battle tanks, as the […]
The US embassy in Cairo Monday instructed its staff to avoid religious sites outside Cairo as attacks against Coptic Christians multiply. The embassy said on its website that risk for possible additional attacks is still high. “Terrorists have attacked targets associated with the Christian community in Egypt. Incidents have occurred in both urban and isolated […]