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Morocco votes in favor of removing cannabis from UN list of dangerous drugs

The UN has removed cannabis from the list of the most dangerous drugs in a move that acknowledges the medical benefits of the plant and that can be followed by less restrictive measures. Morocco, one of the main sources of cannabis in the world, was the only country in the MENA region that voted in […]

Morocco Elected Chair of UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Governing Board

Morocco has been elected to the presidency of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) for the 2026–2028 term, in the person of Zohour Alaoui, the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Berlin. This unanimous election of Morocco by the members came at the conclusion of the 21st meeting of the UIL Governing Board, […]

South African President deals a blow to the Polisario

South African President and current President of the African Union (AU), Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday dealt a blow to the Polisario separatists when he reaffirmed the relevance of Decision 693 of the African Summit held in July 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania.   Ramaphosa, who was speaking at the end of the 14th African Union Extraordinary […]