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Slavery & Human Trafficking: NGO Alerts HRC to Vulnerability of Populations in Tindouf Camps

NGO Promotion of Economic and Social Development (PDES) drew attention during the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council on Friday in Geneva to vulnerability factors linked to situations of prolonged displacement, particularly in the Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria. Speaking on behalf of PDES during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary […]

Football: Rabat to host Morocco-Argentina friendly on March 26

Morocco will play a friendly match on March 26 against Argentina in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. Argentina-led by its super-star Lionel Messi will lock horns with the Atlas Lions of Morocco on March 26 as part of Morocco’s preparation for the African Cup of Nations, to take in place […]

Priorities Anyone? – Obama’s Egypt Problem Isn’t Going To Go Away

It was an excruciating experience for observers and journalists alike. Following the coup of 3 July 2013 and the quiet consolidation of power by army chief al-Sissi, the United States had to weigh its future policy vis-à-vis Egypt carefully. But nobody quite expected the diplomatic tussle that followed – an administration unwilling to recognise a […]