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Top UN official underscores Morocco’s leadership in fight against terror

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 […]

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UN counter-terrorism agency to open office in Morocco

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 […]

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees commends Morocco’s respect of refugees & migrants rights

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 […]

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Influential French Senator lauds Morocco’s positive input for resolution of Libyan conflict

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 […]

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Moroccan novelist shortlisted for 2020 Prize of Five Continents of Francophonie

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, […]

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French-Algerian fugitive drug-dealer arrested in Morocco

A French national of Algerian descent wanted in France for drug trafficking was nabbed Monday in Marrakech by Moroccan police. The fugitive was on Interpol’s most wanted list. He was captured after French judicial authorities issued an international arrest warrant against him for his links with an international network of trafficking of drug and ecstasy, […]

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Bouznika inter-Libyan dialogue, a ‘real opportunity’ to put an end to a long conflict – UN Envoy

The inter-Libyan dialogue sessions held in Bouznika with a view to reaching a political solution to the Libyan crisis, constitute “a real opportunity to put a definitive end to this long conflict,” said Monday the acting UN envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, who renewed thanks to Morocco for its efforts to facilitate dialogue between the […]

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UN: Ministerial conference on Libya welcomes Inter-Libyan Dialogue of Bouznika

Participants at the high-level ministerial conference on Libya, co-organized on Monday by the United Nations, welcomed the holding of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, whose second round continues in the presence of delegations from the Libyan High Council of State and the House of Representatives.   The participants in the virtual high-level meeting “welcomed the […]

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Signals for a new dawn in Algeria fading away , New York Times

The widely-circulated US daily New York Times painted a very bleak picture of the situation in Algeria, where signals for a new dawn are fading away, and where the system renews itself ceaselessly and refuses to change. The revolt in the streets that began last year, known as Hirak, initially appeared to signal a new […]

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Libyan delegates urge international community to back Bouznika talks in Morocco

Delegates of the Libyan parliament and the Libyan High Council of state currently taking part in talks in Bouznika, near Rabat, called on the international community to back their talks. Bouznika talks “reached significant results” at a positive context auguring well for the war-torn country, said Idriss Amrane of the Libyan parliament in an address […]