Laayoune Meeting April 9 2018

Europe: Pope Chides West for Trying to Impose Own View of Democracy to Iraq, Libya

Head of the Roman Catholic Church in an interview published Monday rebuked the West for trying to impose its own style of democracy in countries such as Libya, Iraq while ignoring long-established political and cultural structures. Pope Francis speaking to France-based Roman Catholic paper La Croix indicated that Western powers in their drive to export […]

Morocco poised to become energy exporter thanks to hydrogen- IRENA

Morocco was cited as one of the four countries in the world with a significant potential to become exporters of green hydrogen, the international renewable energy agency IRENA said. Morocco has already announced a national plan to increase the share of renewable energy in overall energy consumption with a potential to supply 4% of global […]

Morocco’s Mohamed Aujjar reappointed at head of Libya fact-finding mission

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, renewed, on Wednesday, the appointment of Moroccan Mohamed Aujjar as chairman of the independent fact-finding mission on Libya.   This decision follows the adoption last October by the Human Rights Council of the resolution extending the mandate of the mission on Libya for nine months […]