Morocco Elected Chair of Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee

Morocco has been elected last week, in the person of its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Loulichki, chair of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee. Morocco, which is non-permanent member of the Security Council since January 2012, will chair the committee for the period ending December 31, 2013. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), set up […]

First coronavirus case reported in Morocco

The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced Monday evening that a first case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the country. The laboratory of l’Institut Pasteur-Maroc confirmed that a Moroccan national residing in Italy was affected by the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said in a statement. The patient, whose condition does not give cause for […]

Burkina Faso: Rabat calls on all parties to show restraint

The Moroccan government has expressed its deep concern over the situation in Burkina Faso and urged all parties to show restraint to avoid turmoil and instability in this West African country. In a statement issued Monday by foreign ministry, Rabat called on all stakeholders in Burkina Faso to give priority to the supreme national interest […]