Moroccan peacekeeper dies in DRC road accident

A Moroccan member of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and his local translator died in a road accident near Goma. Four other Moroccan peacekeepers were injured in the accident and have been transferred to a UN hospital in Goma, MONUSCO said. The accident occurred when a MONUSCO vehicle […]

Libya opposes appointment of proposed new UN special envoy

The UN Security Council held a meeting yesterday on the situation in Libya. The issue of the difficult appointment of a new special envoy to Libya was widely discussed. The post has been vacant since the resignation of Slovakian Jan Kubis eight months ago. The international community, strongly divided, cannot agree on a new envoy. […]

OIC reaffirms role of Al-Quds Committee in facing up dangerous Israeli policies

The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reaffirmed the importance of the role of the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, in facing up the dangerous policies implemented by the Israeli occupation authorities in Al-Quds Asharif. This came in the final statement issued following the extraordinary open-ended meeting of the Organization’s […]