Syrian refugees

Morocco’s Leadership Highlighted as UN Member Countries Adopt Migration pact

All 193 UN member states agreed to the first-ever Global Compact on Migration, which will be formally adopted at a conference in Marrakech in December with a view of making migration safe and orderly while curbing human smuggling and trafficking. The all-encompassing Global Compact seeks to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant […]

Saudi Arabia shelves plan to take over United Bank of Egypt over disagreement with Cairo

Saudi Arabia has put a plan by its sovereign wealth fund to acquire the United Bank of Egypt on hold because of a disagreement with the Egyptian authorities over its valuation, Reuters reports citing two sources familiar with the matter. The pause is unprecedented in the spree of investments done by the Gulf country in […]

COVID-19: King Mohammed VI Grants Pardon to 5,654 Inmates

King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 5,654 detainees and gave orders to take all the necessary measures to strengthen the protection of inmates, particularly against the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic, the Ministry of Justice announced this Sunday. “As part of the attention paid by the Sovereign to inmates in penitentiary and rehabilitation institutions, […]