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Morocco holds a “strategic position” and fulfils an “essential mission” in preserving peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Robert Satloff said on Saturday in Marrakech. Satloff, who is leading a large delegation from the US think tank on a visit to […]
Special Representative of the US State Department for City and State Diplomacy, Ambassador Nina Hachigian, highlighted the importance of decentralized cooperation as a complement that strengthens the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States, welcoming in this regard the contribution of the United States Conference of Mayors, whose President Andrew Ginther led a delegation […]
Two Sudanese nationals have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for their alleged involvement in running the hacking group “Anonymous Sudan,” responsible for orchestrating a wave of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and government agencies worldwide. The accused, Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer, 22, and Alaa Salah Yousif Omer, 27, face charges including conspiracy to […]
President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Angola, the first by a sitting U.S. president to an African country since 2015, highlights the continent’s increasing significance in global geopolitics. The trip, scheduled for October 13-15, comes as various world powers vie for influence in Africa, attracted by its strategic importance and mineral wealth. Angola, historically closer […]
A delegation of U.S. Senators, led by Jerry Moran, held a meeting in Rabat on Monday with senior Moroccan defense officials that discussed various aspects of bilateral cooperation in matters of security, defense, and regional security, the National Defense Administration said in a press release. The Moroccan side was led by Abdeltif Loudyi, Minister Delegate […]
The U.S. government has reiterated its unwavering support to the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “serious, credible and realistic”. The supportive stand was voiced Tuesday by U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller in a press release issued following the meeting held in Washington between Moroccan […]
Morocco’s Foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Tuesday in Washington with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on strategic partnership set between the two countries, various regional and international issues. In brief statements made before their meeting, Secretary Blinken said: “Morocco is an essential partner to the United States, and I greatly value the relationship between our […]
The United States has demanded the Algerian regime to change its behavior in the region during the meeting held lately in New York between U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass and Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf. According to a diplomatic source at the U.S. State Department cited by press reports, the meeting, which […]
The Atlantic Initiative launched in 2022 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco was expounded at a ministerial meeting, held in New York Monday, under the chairmanship of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the meeting, held under the theme “Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita made a presentation on the Royal […]
The US has given its go-ahead for the sale of forty AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) to Morocco. Morocco intends to use the missiles on its F-16, multi-role fighter aircraft, and will provide enhanced capabilities in effective defense of critical sea lanes, the Pentagon said. The sale “will increase the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s […]