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Sahara: UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate, Calls for Relaunch of Negotiations

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Friday Resolution 2351 extending the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, for another year and calling on the parties to the conflict to engage in a fifth round of negotiations. The resolution, drafted by Nikki R. Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, […]

Arab World Institute to Celebrate Moroccan Judaism

The Institute of the Arab World (IMA) will celebrate next fall the history of the Jews of the East and the Arab World, a world premiere wherein Morocco will take a prominent place, said chairman of the Paris-based Institute, Jack Lang. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, IMA maintains its plans and continues preparing several landmark events, […]

South Sudan, IMF ink pact for $112.7m in emergency funds

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Sudan announced they have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7 million in emergency financing, pending an approval by the IMF’s executive board. “This emergency financing under the new Food Shock Window will help South Sudan address food insecurity, support social spending, and boost international […]