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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passes away

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91, state television announced Tuesday. The former leader had undergone surgery just weeks prior to his death, local media reported. Hosni Mubarak had succeeded in 1981 President Anouar al-Sadat, who made Egypt the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. He […]

Chief of UN Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous visits Laayoune

After Rabat, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous flew to the southern city of Laayoune where he will meet local authorities and visit the headquarters of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO. In Rabat, Ladsous held talks with Charki Drais, Minister Delegate to the Interior. Talks focused on the security conditions in […]

UNHCR: Over 6,000 refugees in Morocco received financial assistance during Covid-19 crisis

UN and European officials have commended Morocco’s continued commitment to the rights of refugees, ensuring them access to public services, education, healthcare, legal protection and employment, in the same way as Moroccan citizens. At a press conference held lately in Rabat by the UNHCR on the situation of refugees in North Africa, they said that […]