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Amnesty International, the long-time lesson giver which used to nosing around in other people’s affairs, has been put in the dock by some members of its own staff who denounced it for its culture of white privilege with incidents of overt racism, British The Guardian reported on its website, citing an internal review into AI […]
The imminent opening of an embassy of Ireland in Morocco was at the center of talks held Tuesday remotely between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Irish peer Simon Coveney. Ireland, a non-permanent member of the Security Council, is “one of the few member countries of the European Union not present in North Africa, […]
Morocco was elected by acclamation, Tuesday in The Hague, to the presidency of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for a one-year term, from 12 May 2021 to 11 May 2022. The election of Morocco, in the person of Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador to The Hague and permanent […]
The Polisario should abide by the UN brokered ceasefire agreement and the free flow of transborder traffic should be maintained unhindered, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borell said. After Morocco intervened militarily in November to secure a border passage with Mauritania that has been blocked by Polisario fighters for three weeks, the Algeria-sponsored militia declared […]
The Dachser group, which provides transport, warehousing and other services, has opened earlier this April a new warehouse in Morocco’s Tanger-Med port complex, the leading container port in the Mediterranean region and Africa. The global logistics leader has decided to expand its network in Morocco due to a growing demand among its customers. The […]
The British gas company Sound Energy, which plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) micro-plant in Morocco, has announced that it has chosen Afriquia Gaz as its logistics and commercial partner. The announcement was made in an interview with the English news website London South East by Graham Lyon, Executive Chairman at Moroccan […]
The Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend flights to and from 13 other countries, as of this Friday, April 16. On Thursday April 15, the National Airports Office (ONDA) announced that flights to and from 13 countries will be suspended as of Friday April 16, 2021 until further notice. The decision is part […]
The European Union’s support for structural reforms, carried out under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, was at the heart of talks held Thursday through videoconference between minister of Affairs foreigners, Nasser Bourita, and the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi. The scope of the structuring reform projects in Morocco requires a […]
A group of members of European Parliament has called on EU foreign policy chief Josep Borell to disclose the party or parties that rejected the candidacy of former Romanian PM Petre Roman as new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler. In a written question addressed to the EU’s top diplomat, seven members […]
France Wednesday committed itself to support with €1 million December elections in Libya as Paris deepens its foothold in the oil-rich African country. The financial promise was made by French Ambassador to Libya, Ms. Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen through an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Gerardo Noto, Libya Observer […]