Morocco

Morocco mulls buying Elbit Systems turrets - report

Morocco eyes Elbit Systems’ 105mm and 120mm turrets to boost firepower on new Tata-built WhAP armored vehicles, signaling a deepening defense partnership following the Atmos artillery deal.

  Person holding mobile phone with logo of Israeli defense company Elbit Systems Ltd. on screen in front of business web page. Focus on phone display Stuttgart, Germany 6 June 2024.
 COMMUNITY MEMBERS of all ages gather in Telouet, Morocco, for a participatory dialogue session during the Southern Heritage Tour, organized in October 2022 as part of the USAID-funded Dakira program.

USAID bears the American identity and is bound to US's destiny - opinion

 ISRAELI FLAGS adorn food that is served at a Mimouna celebration in Modi’in last year.

Jewish Moroccan holiday of Mimouna is an answer to polarization and division - opinion

 The Atlas Mountains.

Cutting-edge tech reveals 4,000-year-old Moroccan settlement


Speaking Middle East: Highlighting Mizrahi Jewish identity in peace-building efforts

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: The Speaking Middle East initiative aims to bring Mizrahi Jewish identity to the forefront of conflict resolution

 THE ‘MEDABRIM MIZRAH TICHON’ initiative seeks to redefine the way Israel and its people are perceived in the broader Middle East, focusing on the rich heritage and indigenousness of Mizrahi Jews to the region. Here, an illustrative image shows a joint interreligious session in Morocco.

Oldest known ceratopsian dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco

The femur shows distinctive traits observed exclusively in ceratopsians, confirming their existence in the Middle Jurassic.

 Oldest known ceratopsian dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco.

The Jewish and Amazigh communities have untapped resources for regional integration - opinion

The Amazigh people are the indigenous people of North Africa, with tribal populations stretching from Siwa in Egypt to Semara in Morocco.

Amazigh people celebrate their new year outside the parliament with calls on the government to recognize the day as an official holiday and put more effort into supporting their language in Rabat, Morocco January 13, 2023.

French finance ministry employee suspected of spying for Algeria

The employee is accused of handing details on Algerian asylum seekers, including known opponents of the incumbent Algerian administration.

 Silhouette of a man in front of the French and Algiers flags.

How ISIS and al-Qaeda are expanding across North Africa - opinion

As long as terrorist groups exploit illicit trade networks, the risk of their expansion into North Africa and Europe remains dangerously high. 

Islamic State holds a parade in Raqqa in June, 2014

Morocco adds three Jewish monuments to national heritage list

Kahal Synagogue, Jewish cemetery, and mikveh in Asilah gain heritage status.

 The Kahal Synagogue in Asilah, Morocco.

ROPES in Morocco: Israelis and Palestinians found hope beyond conflict - opinion

Our eye-opening experiences during the program in Morocco illustrated what can be achieved, thus amplifying our hope for a future in which MENA can become a region of peace and coexistence.

ROPES participants take part in an educational session in Morocco.

Morocco foils attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State

The group, which branded itself 'the Lions of the Caliphate in the Maghreb Al Aqsa (Morocco),' was allegedly planning remotely controlled bomb attacks.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Morocco identifies preliminary sites of nine WWI shipwrecks off southern coast

The shipwrecks are vessels from Japan, Norway, France, England, Portugal, and Italy.

 A shipwreck from World War I. The ship was used during Gallipoli Campaign by British Troops in Turkey. Archaeonavall.

Hamashbir Lazarchan signs NIS 400M deal in Europe and Morocco

Hamashbir 365 has updated about a long-term strategic license agreement it signed with Kenneth Cole to sell the brand’s products in all EU countries, as well as in the UK, Switzerland, and Morocco.

Rami Shavit, controlling shareholder and CEO of Hamashbir 365 Group

French minister in Western Sahara to back Moroccan sovereignty

Morocco has also won backing from Western Sahara's former colonial power Spain, as well as Israel and more than two dozen African and Arab nations.

MOROCCAN SOLDIERS are seen on an earth wall that separates areas controlled by Morocco and the Polisario Front in Western Sahara, in 2016.