Michelle Bachelet of Chile, newly-appointed as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by Secretary-General António Guterres.

Washington describes Morocco’s efforts in fight against human trafficking as ‘significant’

The U.S. State Department has described Morocco’s efforts in the fight against human trafficking as “significant” and underlined, in this connection, the adoption by the Kingdom of a 2023-2030 anti-trafficking strategy and an accompanying 2023-2026 implementation plan. The Government of Morocco “is making significant efforts” to eliminate human trafficking, says the State Department in the […]

Egypt Inks $1 bln Oil & Gas Deal with Shell, Petronas

The government of Egypt last weekend signed a deep-water oil and gas exploration deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia’s Petronas worth around $1 billion for eight wells, a statement said. The government in a separate deal of $10 million with Rockhopper, Kuwait Energy and Canada’s Dover Corporation, agreed on the exploration of the Western […]

Sahara: Arab Journalists Union Reaffirms Backing to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan and Territorial Integrity

The Union of Arab Journalists has reaffirmed strong support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered the Sahara under its sovereignty and reiterated its steadfast backing for the Kingdom’s territorial integrity against plots of division and separatism. In a statement released following its meeting held June 17-18 in Baghdad, the Union said the Moroccan Autonomy Plan offers […]