Moody, a Credit-ratings agency has downgraded Egypt’s government bond ratings by one notch from B2 to B3, citing the intensification of civil unrest and sliding foreign exchange reserves. It also added that it is maintaining the rating on review for further possible downgrade. According to the agency, the reason behind the decision “is the country’s […]
Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, BCIJ, dismantled a 5-member terrorist cell loyal to ISIS in Nador and Berkane, in Morocco’s northeast. The group, aged between 27 and 41 years, were planning to join the terrorist group in Sub-Saharan Africa before they decided to target sensitive sites in Morocco. Morocco has on multiple occasions called for joint efforts […]
Morocco will soon host two international events aimed at strengthening multilateral cooperation and building consensus around fundamental human rights standards, Interministerial Delegate for Human Rights Mohamed Elhabib Belkouch announced in Geneva. The first will be “a targeted retreat, scheduled before the summer, dedicated to reflecting on avenues for reforming the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as […]
