The US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is expected to visit Morocco this week. This visit might give a hard time to some parties in the Kingdom, especially as Antonio Guterres’ report on Western Sahara reflected the US willingness to make a change on the human rights situation in the region.
The US Department of State updated, Tuesday, its travel advisory, warning American citizens against heightened terror threat in Morocco. This update comes almost four months after two Scandinavian tourists were killed in a terror act in the Kingdom.
Germany-based company Fresenius Medical Care has admitted that it paid bribes to public health and government officials in Morocco and in other countries to obtain business. According to the US Justice Department, the firm will be paying $231 million to avoid prosecution.
In 1999, and months after he passed away, King Hassan II reached an agreement with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the Western Sahara conflict, US Department of State document reveals.
Last year, Morocco reacted quickly to the comeback of John Bolton, named by Donald Trump as the 27th National Security Advisor of the United States. Since the former diplomat took office, the Kingdom made significant moves against Iran, supported Venezuela and repatriated nationals detained by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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