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Former French President and 2017 presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has dismissed claims by French and Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine who underlined that the French politician received 50 million Euros from the former Libyan ruler for his 2007 presidential campaign. Takieddine, in a video-taped interview published by French investigative website Mediapart, repeated that he gave three […]
Wife of assassinated Nidaa Tounes member and figure Lotfi Nagdh has called on President Caid Essebsi and members of his party to step down as she accused the party of favouring power over justice after a Sousse court cleared culprits and suspects judged responsible of her husband death in 2012. The lower court of Sousse […]
Australia’s top diplomat Julie Bishop said Wednesday in Marrakech that her country will open shortly an embassy in Rabat as relations between the two countries are gaining momentum. Julie Bishop is representing her country at the 22nd UN conference climate conference (COP22) convening in Marrakech from 7 to 18 November. Following her meeting with Moroccan […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has paid tribute to King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan government and people, expressing his gratitude and heartfelt thanks for the Monarch’s decision to host the 22nd UN climate change conference in Marrakech. “Throughout my tenure as UN Chief, I have worked closely with His Majesty the King and I am looking […]
In a key note address at the opening of the high-level segment of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), King Mohammed VI underscored Morocco’s environmental commitment and urged all countries of the globe to pool efforts to save the earth. “The fact that Morocco […]
In a move that matches climate finance with action, forty-two countries from different continents signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November 15, at COP22 Moroccan Pavilion with the aim of enhancing cooperation among nations so that developing countries have more effective access to the technical knowledge and financial support necessary to […]
Morocco’s leading bank group Attijariwafa bank Monday marked its intention to address energy dependency on the continent as it launched the African Fund for Energy Efficiency (AFEE) established to support companies eager to reduce their energy consumption. The group is aligning itself with global climate event taking place in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. The […]
Around 200 world leaders will discuss on November 15 how to put into action Paris historical agreement targeting containment global temperature rise at less than 2 degrees at time the year 2016 is predicated the hottest year ever. Political leaders from around world have started arriving in Marrakech, Morocco, since Sunday. UN Secretary General Ban […]
Head of UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) Faiez Serraj has appointed finance minister to help release life-saving funds help up by Central Bank of Libya (CBL) at odd with Libyan unity government. Libya has been without financial minister since the inception of the unity government in December. Fakhr Muftah Bufernah aligned House of Representatives (HOR), initially […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) busted an international cocaine trafficking cell in the southern region of Dakhla. The BCIJ said in a statement that it led an operation in coordination with Morocco’s Royal Gendarmerie to foil the drug trafficking attempt during which a fishing boat was seized and the owner was arrested. Described […]