Canada Free Press published an article today on Morocco’s anti-Israeli position at the United Nations. According to the article, Morocco, replacing Lebanon on the United Nations Security Council, wasted no time in raising the issue of Israeli settlements after a closed door Security Council meeting on January 10th about the unrelated topic of Children and Armed Conflict. As the United States representative is reported to have pointed out, Morocco’s request was “ill-timed and counter-productive.” Morocco’s decision to begin its tenure on the Security Council by carrying the Palestinians’ torch on the Israeli settlements issue is also the height of hypocrisy, considering Morocco’s continuing illegal occupation of the Western Sahara territory and repression of its people who yearn for self-determination.”
Politics
Canada Free Press (01/12) – Morocco’s Anti-Israel Hypocrisy At The UN
The Fish Site (01/12) – EC & Spain Work For New Morocco Agreement
Economy/Business
Tree Hugger (01/11) – Energy News Recap: Morocco Continues Big Wind Power Push, Plus Better Biofuels Though Zoo Poo
Wind Power (01/09) – Morocco launches 850MW tender
Society/Culture
BMC (01/12) – British climb new ice/mixed route in Morocco
Witf.org – Cookbook Review: The Food of Morocco
World/MENA Region
Associated Press (01/12) – UK spies won’t face criminal charges for torture
The Guardian (01/12) – Torture prosecutions against MI5 and MI6 unlikely to be pursued
The Telegraph (01/12) – MI5 and MI6 cleared of torture allegations after more than three years – but further inquiry is launched
Mail Online (01/12) – No British spies will be charged over alleged complicity in torture of two terror suspects
Mirror (01/12) – British spies ‘will not face charges over torture of terror suspects’
The Heritage Foundation (01/12) – No Bloom of Economic Freedom in Middle East/North Africa’s Arab Spring
The Hill (01/11) – Middle East ‘Marshall Plan’ will sustain Arab Spring
Magharebia (01/11) – UMA to convene in February, Algeria says
Politic365 (01/11) – Nigeria: An African “Arab Spring?”
All Africa.com (01/11) – Africa: Oil and Israel – Unalterable Determinants of U.S Policy
Yahoo (01/11) – Brit Spies Await Decision On Torture Charges
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