Morocco Pledges $1 mn In Relief To Quake-Ravaged Nepal
Zee News Morocco has decided to provide $1 million in emergency assistance to the earthquake victims in Nepal, the foreign ministry said. "Upon high instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco has decided to provide $1 million in emergency grant aid to the...
Morocco’s Warm Welcome To Luxembourg
Wort.lu Hosts in Morocco rolled out the red carpet for Luxembourg's Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess on Tuesday as they participated in an Economic Mission. The royal couple, along with Economy Minister Etienne Schneider and the official delegation visited the...
European Bank Opens Its Resident Office In Morocco
Star Africa by APA The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has opened its first Resident Office in Morocco on Tuesday which will play a key role in boosting the Bank’s activities and strengthening the EBRD’s relationship with the authorities and...
David Beckham ‘Planning Luxury 40th Birthday Celebrations In Morocco’
The retired footballer will turn 40 on Saturday [2 May] and he's said to be flying out his close showbiz friends for a luxury party. A-listers expected to make an appearance include Tom Cruise and Liv Tyler, who is in a relationship with Becks' best mate Dave Gardner....
Algeria-Western Sahara: Lamamra And Messahel On An Ejection Seat For Poor Performance
Polisario Confidential by Khalid Ibrahim Khaled The latest rounds that Algerian diplomacy has ineffectively shot against Morocco since early 2015 placed Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra on an ejection seat. A source close to the corridors of the Algerian...
Driss El Yazami: Changes In Migration Processes Putting Human Rights At Stake
Novinite.com The advanced status of Morocco in terms of its improving human rights record is turning Morocco into a strategic partner to the European Union, Driss El Yazami, President of the Moroccan National Council of Human Rights, has said. Speaking at a public...
Morocco Arrests Four Over ‘Burning Alive’ Fatwa
AFP Morocco arrested four people Tuesday in the Western Sahara after they allegedly issued a fatwa authorising the burning alive of a person they accused of rejecting Islam, the interior ministry said. It said the four members of a "terrorist cell" detained in the...
UN Security Counsel Resolution
Resolution 2218 (2015) Adopted by the Security Council at its 7435th meeting, on 28 April 2015 The Security Council, Recalling and reaffirming all its previous resolutions on Western Sahara, Reaffirming its strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General...
UN Security Council Extends Mission in Western Sahara
Associated Press By CARA ANNA A small U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara has been extended for another year but without the human rights monitoring mandate that residents have long demanded. The territory held by Morocco is called Africa's last remnant of a...
UN Renews Western Sahara Force Without Changes Africans Wanted
Reuters By Louis Charbonneau The United Nations Security Council renewed for another year the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed North African territory of Western Sahara but failed to accept African Union recommendations for changes to the force's mandate. The...