Washington to sell Morocco 162 Abrams tanks for an estimated cost of $1.259 billion

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on November the 29th that the US is selling Morocco 162 Abrams tanks for USD 1.259 billion. The sale, which has not been concluded yet, is conducted through the Excess Defense Article program.

History : When the subjects of Sultan Mohammed III signed the Free Moors petition in the USA

In 1790, the South Carolina legislature passed the Moor Sundry Act after four couples coming from Morocco signed a petition, demanding the authorities to grant them the status of white free people.

The Committee of Permanent Representatives votes in favor of the fisheries agreement

More than 20 NGOs and pro-Polisario bodies operating in the Sahara and the Tindouf camps urged the European Parliament, Tuesday, to vote against the fisheries agreement. On the same day in Brussels, the Committee of Permanent Representatives voted in favor of the treaty concluded between Morocco and European Commission.

Morocco falls by one position in the Prosperity Index Ranking

Ranked 103rd by the Prosperity Index, Morocco has fallen in the ranking conducted by the Legatum Institute.

Netherlands : Second-generation young adults of Moroccan descent get married later in life

Second-generation adults of Moroccan descent born in the Netherlands in 1990 prefer to get married later in life when compared to their older siblings born in 1980. The trend affect other aspects of their lives, including motherhood.

Morocco- Algeria : A series of failed attempts to strengthen diplomatic relations

Morocco and Algeria have not been on good terms since a long time. Indeed, the proposal made public by King Mohammed VI to strengthen ties between the two nations has fallen on deaf ears.

Sahara : The names of officials attending the Geneva round table finally revealed

On the 5th and 6th of December, Morocco, the Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania are sending delegations to Geneva to attend a round table on the Western Sahara conflict. The names of the officials participating to the meeting have been revealed.

Morocco urges Algeria to «officially» respond to the royal initiative

Weeks after King Mohammed VI called on Algeria to join the creation of a mechanism of consultation to better diplomatic relations between the two nations, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita urged Algeirs to officially respond to the initiative.

The Polisario inaugurates «several facilities» in Amheriz and Tifariti

The Polisario sent its «Defense Minister» on a tour to Tifariti and Amheriz, located east of the berm, where he inaugurated several facilities. These inaugurations contradict the recommendations set by the UN Secretary General in resolution 2414.

The story of the son of a Moroccan consul who worked for ISIS’ intelligence services

Moroccan-Dutch national Amine Boutahar worked as a secret agent for ISIS. It is believed that he was behind a series of terrorist attacks that targeted Europe in the past five years, according to a new book written by French investigative journalist Matthieu Suc.