UN Security Council

Libya: IS Resorts to Suicide Attacks to Push Back GNA Forces

Islamic State fighters Sunday staged three car-bomb attacks against Government of National Accord-linked forces in a bid to halt the impressive advance of militia forces in the city of Sirte controlled by the terrorist group since 2014 and used as the terrorist nerve center in North Africa. The attacks, which involved one ambulance, killed at […]

US Deputy Secretary of State Expected in Morocco Next Week

Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will visit Morocco within the frame of a tour to North Africa and Europe from June 25 to 29 to discuss a range of issues, including joint efforts to maintain an enduring defeat of ISIS and promote cooperation on regional and global security challenges. In Rabat, the Deputy […]

Morocco’s OCP criticizes US tariff hikes on fertilizer imports

Morocco’s fertilizers and phosphates giant OCP criticized the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to increase customs duty on Moroccan fertilizers from 14.21% to 16.81%. This new rate, announced after a review of the countervailing duty (CVD), applies retroactively as the final tariff rate for our 2022 imports into the United States, OCP […]