Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — China plans to establish strategic ties with another U.S. ally in the Middle East. Officials said China has been planning a summit with Morocco in an effort to establish a strategic alliance. Officials said Morocco has been dismayed by relations with Washington under President Barack Obama. They cited tension amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Morocco has been wary of the new foreign policy team of U.S. President Barack Obama, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that the North African kingdom has been concerned by Obama’s new foreign policy team. In a report, the institute said leading advisers, including the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Morocco’s King Mohammed has restored direct control over his Cabinet, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy determined that Mohammed removed Islamists and returned his supporters in the new Cabinet. In a report, the institute asserted that the Oct. 10 Cabinet reshuffle represented the king’s intent to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has reported the capture of an Al Qaida cell. The Interior Ministry said security forces dismantled a cell sponsored by Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. The ministry said the cell was directed to target government facilities in the North African kingdom. “Those recruited were connected to Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Morocco and the United States have been reviewing joint naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The administration of President Barack Obama has been drafting plans for enhanced naval cooperation with Morocco over the next year. Officials said the cooperation could include joint exercises, coordinated maritime security patrols and training. “Morocco’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco is advancing toward the launch of major solar power plants. Industry sources said the North African kingdom would release tenders for the construction of two solar facilities. They were identified as a 200-megawatt plant and 100 megawatt facility in the southern city of Ouarzazate. The Moroccan Solar Energy Agency […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Morocco has been preparing for the delivery of an advanced French-origin naval frigate. The Royal Moroccan Navy has been overseeing sea trials of the FREMM multi-mission frigate from France’s DCNS. Last month, DCNS completed a third series of trials to test the ships’s combat system. “This third series of sea […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has agreed to renew a major military exercise by the United States. Officials said the North African state re-invited the United States to launch African Lion-2013, one of the largest exercises in the region. They said Rabat, which suspended African Lion a day before its scheduled start in mid-April, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco and the United States have been plunged into a crisis that led to the cancellation of a major military exercise. Diplomats said Rabat and Washington underwent a sharp decline in diplomatic and military relations when the United States supported a Security Council effort to expand the authority of a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Chinese Navy has conducted its first visit to Moroco. This is the most recent demonstration of China’s expanding global reach. The visit telegraphs its presence in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean and contrasts with the reduction of the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf. A Chinese Navy task […]