Morocco advances plan to bolster domestic weapons production
Morocco has approved the creation of a new state-backed company aimed at developing industrial zones dedicated to domestic defense production,
Egypt has deployed arms, military hardware, and special forces to Somalia under a recent Arab League military cooperation agreement, security officials told The National. The move has provoked Ethiopia, Somalia's neighbor and rival, which warned it would not tolerate external interference in the Horn of Africa. Egypt and Somalia have strengthened ties following Ethiopia's preliminary agreement with Somaliland for coastal land in exchange for potential recognition.
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