World Bank Pledges $29bn Green Aid; Morocco Hosts EU Climate Summit
Climate Home (Blog) By Ed King Late Friday, the World Bank announced it was boosting its climate finance offering from 21% up to 28% of the group’s funding – with support of its members (188 countries).1 The pledge means funds could potentially rise from a projected...
AP Interview: EU Climate Boss Says Emissions Cuts Not Enough
Associated Press by Karl Ritter Europe's climate chief has acknowledged for the first time that climate pledges made by national governments ahead of a major U.N. conference fall short of meeting the international goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius...
King Mohammed VI: ‘Political Life Is Not Meant To Be Centered On Individuals But On Institutions’
Eurasia Review By Said Temsamani On October 9, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech before both houses of the parliament at the opening of the first session of the fifth legislative year of the 9th legislature. On this occasion, the Sovereign delivered a speech before...
30 Migrants Reach Spanish Enclave From Morocco
AFP Yahoo! News Some 30 African migrants succeeded on Saturday in crossing a barbed wire fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa, authorities said. About 50 migrants attempted to cross the six-metre (20-foot) high fence on the border with Morocco at...
GLANCE: Nobel-winning Tunisia Shines As Beacon Of Hope As Arab Spring Nations Falter
By The Associated Press FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 17. 2011 file photo protestors greet soldiers during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis. A Tunisian democracy group won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday...
Top UN Officials Urge Libyan Parties To Endorse Proposals On New Unity Government
UN NEWS CENTER Following the proposal of the names of candidates for the presidency for a national unity government in Libya, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged parties to the Libyan “not to squander this opportunity to put the country back on the...
Morocco Calls For New System To Tackle Climate Change
China.org.cn Xinhua Morocco on Thursday called for a new global system to tackle climate change based on the justice principle and the right of developing countries to respond to their current and future development needs. The system must be built on provisions...
Morocco Condemns Jewish Settler Attacks Against Palestinians
Middle East Monitor Morocco called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and put pressure on Israel to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people [file photo] Morocco has condemned the systematic attacks by Jewish settlers,...
Lalla Salma Foundation Raises Millions For Cancer: Picasso, Chagall And King’s Mercedes At Auction
ANSAmed As part of its 10th anniversary, the Lalla Salma Foundation organized an auction and gala event to raise money for the fight against cancer that raked in millions. The princess, wife of King Mohammad VI, brought together friends and high-level figures in the...
Sweden-Sahara: Moroccan Socialists On Mission Spéciale In Stockholm
Sahara News by Ali Haidar A delegation representing three Moroccan socialist parties, two of which are in the opposition, began on Monday a work visit in Stockholm. The purpose of their trip is to deter the ruling Social Democrats and Greens from recognizing the...