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Morocco’s Field Hospital in Gaza Receives UN Acclaim

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) welcomed the setting up by Morocco of a field hospital in Gaza to provide medical assistance to besieged Palestinians in the strip. OCHA lauded Morocco’s humanitarian engagement and expressed willingness to coordinate with the Kingdom in that area, OCHA assistant secretary general, Rashid Khalikov, said […]

Russia’s Prime Minister Expected in Morocco Tuesday

Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev is paying a visit to Morocco this October 10-11 to discuss with Moroccan officials the means to boost bilateral cooperation in fields as various as energy, industry, agriculture, tourism and culture. The Russian government said in a statement that the visit will feature talks between Medvedev and King Mohammed VI […]

Morocco sets up national financial intelligence body to combat money-laundering & terrorism financing

The Moroccan government has approved the setting up of a National Financial Intelligence Authority to better combat money-laundering, terror financing and weapons proliferation.   The establishment of this new entity comes following the recommendations issued by the Middle-East & North Africa Financial Action Task Force which has called for upgrading the country’s financial intelligence unit […]