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Preparations for Berlin 2 Conference discussed by UNSMIL head & Moroccan FM

Preparations for the Berlin 2 Conference, scheduled on June 23, were at the focus of phone talks between UNSG’s Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ján Kubiš, and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The talks are part of consultations conducted by the UN Special Envoy with national and […]

Libya: US airstrikes kill 17 ISIS fighters near Sirte

US African command AFRICOM announced it killed 17 Islamic State group (IS) fighters in six air strikes on terrorist training camps of the group located near its former stronghold of Sirte. The AFRICOM command said in statement that the operation took place on Friday and targeted a training camp in the desert, 240 kilometers south-east […]

Coronavirus: Thermal Screening at Morocco’s Airports for Inbound Travellers from China

The Casablanca Mohammed V international airport, the largest in Morocco, has rammed up screening for passengers coming from mainland China wherein the novel coronavirus has so far killed 132 persons and infected more than 9000. At the airport, Moroccan medical staff has been deployed, wearing face masks, white hazmat suits and gloves with thermal scanners. […]