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King Mohammed VI, Pope Francis visit Mohammed VI Imams’ Training Institute

King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis held tête-à-tête talks Saturday afternoon at the Royal Palace, before they headed to the Rabat-based Mohammed VI Institute, a training center for Imams, Murshideen and Murshidat (male and female preachers), which champions a moderate and tolerant Islam against the threat of extremism. The two leaders’ visit provided an opportunity […]

Sudan: Famine spreads and State withdraws from Food Security Barometer

Famine is rapidly spreading across Sudan, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a widely used tool by the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to assess levels of malnutrition. However, the reliability of future data is now in question, as Sudan has withdrawn from this critical system. A glance at the IPC map […]

Morocco & Indonesia Negotiate Trade Agreement in November

Indonesia and Morocco agreed to start negotiating a preferential trade agreement (PTA) in November to increase trade volume, the Jakarta Post reported. The agreement was reached at the second Indonesia-Morocco Joint Commission Session in Jakarta last Friday. The two countries’ delegations were led by Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister AM Fachir and Mounia Boucetta, the secretary […]