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Starmer's defence spending plan: a strategic shift or a risky gamble?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a significant increase in the UK’s defence budget, a move he justifies as essential in navigating what he describes as a "dangerous new era." To fund this, his government will reduce foreign aid spending, a decision that has sparked intense......

Elon Musk Takes Center Stage at Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting

Elon Musk played a prominent role in Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting of his second term, with the president emphasizing his team’s enthusiasm for the billionaire’s influence despite reported tensions over drastic government cuts. Dressed in a black “Make America Great Again”......

Apple to address iPhone dictation bug linking "racist" to "Trump"

Apple has acknowledged a bug in its iPhone dictation tool that has led to the automatic replacement of the word "racist" with "Trump." This issue was initially discovered in a TikTok post, where users noticed that the speech-to-text tool would sometimes display "Trump" after......

Ouahbi engages in high-level human rights discussions in Geneva

Moroccan Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. These discussions focused on key human rights issues and strengthening bilateral cooperation. During his meeting with Thomas Guérber,......

UK plans defence spending increase and aid budget cut

The United Kingdom intends to raise its annual defence budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. This move is part of the UK’s strategy to strengthen Europe’s security. In his speech before departing to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, Starmer shared......

Musk Extends Deadline for Federal Workers to Justify Their Jobs

Elon Musk has granted U.S. federal employees an additional opportunity to justify their roles after the initial deadline passed on Tuesday, leaving many government workers uncertain about their job security. Despite his directive, several federal agencies instructed employees to ignore his request, at......

Royal decorations presented to Ministry of Transport employees

On Monday, a ceremony was held in Rabat where 99 employees from the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, as well as public institutions under its supervision, were honored with Royal Decorations (Wissams Royaux) for the year 2024. Among the recipients, 14 were women, and the awards included 8 Ministry......

Aziz Akhannouch strengthens ties with World Bank’s MENA vice president

On Monday in Rabat, Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch met with Ousmane Dione, Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Their discussions focused on strengthening the strategic partnership between Morocco and the World Bank Group, with the goal of enhancing......

Parliamentary diplomacy: a key lever in Morocco-France relations

Rabat– Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met today in Rabat with the President of the Senate of the French Republic, Gérard Larcher, to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations between Morocco and France. Their discussions highlighted the crucial role of parliamentary......

U.S. Agencies Defy Musk’s Directive Amid Tensions Over Federal Staff Cuts

In recent developments, U.S. government agencies, including the Pentagon and the FBI, have resisted a directive issued by Elon Musk at the request of Donald Trump. Musk, tasked with cutting public spending, ordered federal employees to justify their activities by responding to an email detailing their......

USAID Workforce Reduction: Trump Administration's Controversial Move

The administration of United States President Donald Trump is implementing a large-scale reduction of personnel at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Nearly all employees, except for those in mission-critical roles, leadership positions, or designated programs, will be placed on administrative......

Morocco's parliament engages in OSCE winter session in Vienna

A Moroccan parliamentary delegation participated in the 24th Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), held on February 20-21 in Vienna. This participation aligns with the Moroccan Parliament’s commitment to strengthening parliamentary......

Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director amid concerns of political retaliation

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as the new director of the FBI in a narrow 51-49 vote, despite strong opposition from Democrats who question his qualifications and fear he may use his position to target political opponents of former President Donald Trump. Republican Senators Susan Collins and......