Special to WorldTribune.com A petition recently launched in Morocco calls on Google to correct its map of the kingdom by removing the so-called “Polisario Front.” The current Google map shows Morocco divided by a line that separates the kingdom from the Sahara. Moroccans say the southern part of the country, named Western Sahara on the […]
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 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 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 — Algeria and Morocco have been preparing to open their borders after nearly 20 years of tension. Officials said Algeria and Morocco have agreed in principle to open their borders as part of renewed security cooperation. They said Morocco, after more than a decade of efforts, has persuaded Algeria to conduct […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — King Mohammed has pledged to improve conditions in Morocco’s military after protests which included suicides. Mohammed told the new Islamist-led Cabinet that he would increase pensions and salaries for retired and serving military personnel. The king said the new policy would also grant legal and other rights to soldiers and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have agreed to re-open their borders, closed since 1994. Diplomats said the governments in Algiers and Rabat have agreed in principle to re-open their mutual border as part of an effort to achieve reconciliation. They said the border re-opening reflected a recognition by Algeria that it required […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — North African states have stepped up security coordination. Officials said Algeria has achieved results in efforts to increase regional security coordination. They said Algiers was overseeing increased cooperation with such neighboring countries as Mali and Mauritania. “Our efforts over the past two years are beginning to pay off,” an Algerian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have signed their first intelligence accord. The two North African neighbors have signed an agreement to exchange intelligence on insurgency financing. The accord would commit the financial intelligence units of both countries to also exchange information on suspected money laundering and orgnaized crime. Officials said the agreement […]