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Two former executives at a Swedish oil company Lundin Oil are going on trial on Tuesday (5 September), with both defendants accused of complicity in war crimes in present-day South Sudan, with prosecutors saying both were complicit in atrocities by Sudanese army and militias between 1999 and 2003, which both flatly deny. Swiss national Alex […]
Quran Burning: UN adopts Morocco-proposed resolution against hate speech The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution introduced by Morocco to counter hate speech and promote tolerance and moderation following the latest offensive, disrespectful and provocative acts of burning the holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark. The resolution, approved by the 193 UN members, seeks […]
On the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, the Chargé d’Affaires of Sweden in Rabat was summoned on Wednesday to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Morocco’s ambassador to Stockholm was recalled “for indefinite consultations,” after the Swedish government once again authorized a demonstration during which the Holy Quran was burned […]
SKF, the world’s biggest bearings maker, announced on Monday a $4.9 million investment earmarked for building a manufacturing site in Tangier in Morocco. The Swedish company said the plant will enable it to meet growing demand for magnetic bearings used in turbomachinery and other high-speed applications, including hydrogen gas liquification and for oil-free industrial compressors. […]
The United States ordered Saturday the departure of its non-essential personnel from its embassy in Ethiopia, where fighting has redoubled this week in the north of the country between government forces and Tigrayan rebels who threaten to march on the capital. The decision was taken “due to the armed conflict, civil unrest and possible shortages,” […]
Veteran Algerian diplomat Ramtane Lamamra, whom the U.S block to become UN Special Envoy in Libya, has been appointed board member of Swedish state-founded Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) think-tank. SIPRI in statement on Thursday, announced the appointment of the former foreign minister who will join seven other board members. “We are extremely honoured […]
Morocco has been awarded ‘A’ rating by the UN Human Rights Committee for adopting the law on the national mechanism for the prevention of torture, designating its National Human Rights Council as the operative body. The North African kingdom is among the five countries that topped this year the UN committee’s ranking for the implementation […]
The Private Swedish company Azelio, which specializes in Sterling-based energy solutions, announced that together with its strategic partner, Morocco’s Agency for Sustainable Energy, Masen, it will build in Morocco a full-scale verification project by the end of the year. Part of its global expansion, the company said it is opening an office in Morocco to […]
Sweden has put off its plan to build reception centers for Moroccans who saw their asylum applications rejected, Swedish media reported. Sweden decided to put on hold the reception centers after Germany withdraw from the project In February, Sweden’s then home affairs minister Anders Ygeman announced that Sweden and Germany would jointly invest in building […]
The Polisario separatists, backed by Algeria, have failed during the congress held April 8-12 in Gothenburg by the ruling Social democratic party (SAP) to gain recognition for their self-proclaimed so-called RASD. The congress members unanimously rejected a motion tabled by supporters of the secessionists, foiling thus another hostile attempt targeting Morocco’s territorial integrity. The plots […]