The United States has expressed its disagreement with Algeria's decision to label the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK) as a terrorist group, considering that this designation is more about «political considerations than security (...)
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has indicted three international drug traffickers, following their arrest by Morocco's National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ) in Marrakech last April. The trio, linked to global (...)
Morocco plans to reopen its embassy in Damascus, which has been closed since November 2011. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the new Syrian authorities in an interview with the Qatari channel Al Jazeera. «Morocco is in the process of (...)
The Indian defense industry is increasingly interested in Morocco as a base for deployment in Africa. After Tata, which is to produce WhAP 8x8 land combat vehicles in the Kingdom, other Indian companies could follow suit.
After signing an agreement (...)
It's now official. Morocco is interested in a permanent seat on the Security Council. This announcement was made on Saturday, December 14, in Rabat by the Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale.
«The Kingdom (...)
Sous le Haut Patronage de Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, le Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) organise, du 12 au 14 décembre à Rabat, la 13e édition de sa Conférence internationale annuelle "Atlantic Dialogues".
Tenue au siège du Policy Center (...)
Cette conférence annuelle, la 13ème du genre, sort du thème unique pour embrasser différents sujets d'actualité, avec un focus sur l'Initiative Atlantique marocaine. Les signes distinctifs d'une édition qui coïncide avec les 10 ans du think (...)
Tenue au niveau du siège de PCNS sur le Campus de l'Université Mohammed VI (UM6P), cette édition, qui coïncide avec les 10 ans du Think tank, se singularise au regard de ses précédentes par plusieurs aspects, notamment son retour à la capitale du (...)
A Spanish media outlet recently reported that FIFA altered Morocco's map to exclude Western Sahara. This claim was eagerly echoed by both Algerian public and private media. However, when examining the official documents of FIFA this interpretation (...)
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel in Morocco stated that a ship loaded with military equipment from the U.S. Army and heading to the Zionist army's warehouses docked at the Tanger Med port.
The movement added in a statement (...)
The International Crisis Group highlights the fragile status quo between Morocco and Algeria, where issues like arms races, online disinformation, and Polisario militancy risk conflict escalation. The report emphasizes the role of the U.S. and (...)
The Russian state agency Sputnik has reported that Morocco is interested in acquiring the Russian «S-400» missile defense systems, along with 12 other countries, including Qatar, Iraq, and Vietnam, without providing further details.
This defense (...)
Investment opportunities in Morocco are in the spotlight in China. The kingdom offers a platform to boost Chinese exports, already affected by a rise in taxes decreed by the United States and the European Union.
After the private visit of the (...)
After shining in Cannes, Venice, and Dubai, the AI Film Awards are now setting up in Marrakech, marking the launch of their African tour. Initiated by Houda Lazaar, a French-Moroccan figure in innovation, the event aims to position Morocco as a (...)
In over 40 years, Sean Penn has made an indelible mark on the silver screen. This remarkable career, blending artistic expression with deep reflections on the human condition, was celebrated at the 21st Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM (...)
The 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM 2024) opened on Friday evening with the presentation of the jury chaired this year by Italian director Luca Guadagnino. Returning to this event, which he attended for the first time (...)
The series of withdrawals of recognition of the self-proclaimed Polisario «Republic» continues, as the number of countries maintaining diplomatic relations with it has significantly decreased in recent years, knowing that their number exceeded 80 (...)
Brazilian influencer and reality TV star Liziane Gutierrez has been detained in Morocco since late October following a clash with police in Marrakech, with the Brazilian embassy providing consular support. Known for past controversies, Gutierrez (...)
Amid the 2021 crisis with its traditional partners in Western Europe, Morocco chose to strengthen ties with Central and Eastern European countries. Despite Algeria's efforts to counter this move, the strategy has proven successful.
Hungary's (...)
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has presented a new initiative to end the war in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, proposing that Morocco and other Arab signatories to the Abraham Accords be given a role in a «future separation» of the Palestinian (...)
Morocco ranked 76th in the 2024 Network Readiness Index, improving its position from the previous year. While it excelled in technology and people pillars, it lagged behind in impact and governance.
Morocco has ranked 76th in the 2024 edition of the (...)
With just a few weeks to go before Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States on January 20, 2025, the Israeli government has appointed a new ambassador to Washington.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose his former advisor (...)
The Justice and Development Party and the Party of Progress and Socialism welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants yesterday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (...)
Morocco is leveraging its foreign policy and economic partnerships with the EU, Sub-Saharan Africa, and China to bolster support for the Sahara while reducing Algeria's influence in the region. Despite rising tensions with Algeria, BMI Research (...)
As in July 2023, Algeria has reacted to the ongoing rapprochement between Morocco and Iran. Algiers fears that a normalization of relations between Rabat and Tehran, which have been severed since May 2018, would be detrimental to the (...)