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The United Nations on Wednesday expressed “appreciation” for Morocco’s efforts to bring Libyans around the negotiating table for a political solution to the crisis in Libya, and welcomed the understandings reached by the 2nd round of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika. Delegations from the Libyan High Council of State and the House of Representatives […]
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs who paid a short working visit to Italy Wednesday held talks with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico. Bilateral cooperation on issues of common interest such as migration, the stabilization process in Libya and the fight against terrorism […]
Morocco has failed once again to get out of the EU’s tax haven grey list, although it took a number of measures and enacted new laws, the most recent of which is the reform of the tax system of the Casablanca Finance city. According to the EU’s updated list released Tuesday October 6, Morocco […]
Libyan delegates agreed to keep up the positive dialogue momentum ushered by Bouznika talks in Morocco over criteria governing leadership in key governmental institutions. This second round of Bouznika talks will be followed by other rounds, according to the Libyan delegates. In a final declaration issued at the end of the second round […]
The Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML) will hold all those who committed crimes and human rights violations in Libya accountable, said chair of the UN mission Mohamed Aujjar. Addressing the Human Rights Council convening in Geneva, the FFML chief said that by setting up this mission, the HRC has sent an important signal […]
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT), Vladimir Voronkov, said Morocco is a leader in the fight against terrorism thanks to its efforts at home, in Africa and globally. The UN official made the statement at the signing ceremony of an agreement on the setting up of a UNOCT Africa office in Morocco to […]
Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host the regional hub of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) destined for counterterrorism training and cooperation in Africa. A host-country agreement and contribution agreement were signed remotely on Tuesday by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and UN counter terrorism chief Mr. Vladimir Voronkov. The deal mirrors Morocco’s […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Philippo Grandi, hailed on Tuesday cooperation ties with Morocco, commending the Kingdom’s commitment and full respect of the rights of refugees and migrants. “I thank Morocco and I am pleased with the quality of cooperation with the Moroccan authorities, which continue to manage a large population of refugees and […]
Christian Cambon, chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces committee at the French Senate, has praised the important contributions made by Morocco for the peaceful resolution of the Libyan conflict. Mr. Cambon, who also chairs the France-Morocco inter-parliamentary friendship group, has praised the key role played by the North African Kingdom for the […]
Moroccan novelist and artist Youssouf Amine Elalamy is among the ten finalists for the 2020 Prize of Five Continents of Francophonie, with his novel “C’est beau la guerre”, published by Le Fennec publishing house, sources from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) said. Youssouf Amine Elalamy was the recipient, for this same novel, […]