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The United States and Morocco are preparing a significant expansion of their military partnership under a new 2026–2036 roadmap that emphasizes drone warfare, artificial intelligence and deeper operational integration, according to details from a U.S. planning document cited by Moroccan media. The plan envisages a shift toward “all-domain” operations, with Morocco set to host a […]
A forum on terrorism held in Spain’s Canary Islands has reignited criticism of the Polisario Front, with victims’ groups and activists urging a reassessment of its status and greater accountability for attacks attributed to the movement. The event, titled “First Forum on Terrorism in the Canary Islands: Global Terrorism and Extremism,” placed a strong spotlight […]
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani received on Thursday in Nouakchott UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura, who is touring the region within the frame of his consultations with the parties to the Sahara conflict to advance the UN-led political process in line with UNSC resolution 2797. De Mistura’s Nouakchott trip comes after his […]
Several delegate and petitioners have called for delisting the Sahara issue from the UN Special Committee after the adoption of the UNSC resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy Plan under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the plan is backed by 130 UN Member-States – including three permanent members of the Security Council. UN Security Council Resolution 2797 is […]
A forum on terrorism held in Spain’s Canary Islands has reignited criticism of the Polisario Front, with victims’ groups and activists urging a reassessment of its status and greater accountability for attacks attributed to the movement. The event, titled “First Forum on Terrorism in the Canary Islands: Global Terrorism and Extremism,” placed a strong spotlight […]
International media largely praised Morocco’s performance after the Atlas Lions secured a 1–0 win over Scotland at the 2026 World Cup, highlighting the team’s early decisiveness, tactical discipline and growing stature on the global stage. Across European coverage, the decisive moment was widely seen as Morocco’s lightning start, with Ismael Saibari scoring inside the opening […]
The Moroccan national team secured a valuable 1-0 victory over Scotland on Friday evening at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, United States, in their second Group C match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Atlas Lions made a strong start, with Ismael Saibari finding the back of the net in just the second minute of […]
As the world’s spotlights turn to the World Cup, Algeria’s use of football as a propaganda platform has triggered more mockery than admiration, with critics pointing to a pattern of politicizing the sport and mobilizing state-aligned voices to target Morocco rather than celebrate the game. Instead of embracing the World Cup as a moment of […]
Morocco climbed to a historic sixth place in the live FIFA rankings following a 1–1 draw between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal in their opening Group stage match at the 2026 World Cup in Houston. The result allowed the Atlas Lions to achieve their best ranking ever, moving up one spot in the […]
A new report by the Paris-based Institut d’études de géopolitique appliquée (IEGA) has praised Morocco’s religious governance model as a “central instrument” in countering radicalization, highlighting the decisive role of King Mohammed VI in shaping a stable and moderate religious framework- faithful to the inherent values of Islam- that has drawn growing international attention. According […]
Abderrazak El Albani, a Marrakech-born geologist and professor at the University of Poitiers, has published a book recounting the journey that began with a 2010 paper in Nature — a paper that unsettled a consensus the scientific community had treated as settled for decades. His team’s research in the Gabonese Franceville basin established that multicellular […]
A forum on terrorism held in Spain’s Canary Islands has reignited criticism of the Polisario Front, with victims’ groups and activists urging a reassessment of its status and greater accountability for attacks attributed to the movement. The event, titled “First Forum on Terrorism in the Canary Islands: Global Terrorism and Extremism,” placed a strong spotlight […]
Dr. Sofia Ghacham, electrical engineer, ICT researcher, and founder of Women in AI Morocco, made the case that artificial intelligence cannot reach its full potential without the full participation of women — and that Morocco, despite its academic promise, still has significant ground to cover. The path to AI advocacy of Ghacham, who made the […]
