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Marrakech Forum, Brain Storming Sessions on Human Rights Promotion

The second World Forum on Human Rights, held in Marrakech November 27-30, featured hundreds of brain storming sessions on the situation of human rights in the world and on ways and means of promoting these rights at the national and international levels, since the challenge is not facing just a few countries but the whole […]

King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, dedicates additional scholarships to Palestinian students

The King of Morocco, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee,  instructed to provide Palestinian students with additional scholarships to enable them to pursue their studies under favorable conditions. As the chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, King Mohammed VI directed the allocation of additional scholarships for Palestinian students, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African […]

Egypt Summons Several Western Ambassadors over “Intervention” in its internal affairs

The Egyptian foreign ministry announced Sunday it summoned the envoys of several Western countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Canada and Britain to protest against ‘meddling in Egypt’s internal affairs’ concerning the case of human rights defender Ibrahim Metwally, currently detained in prison. Cairo in a statement said it strongly disagreed with these countries, which […]