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Libya internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni sounded optimistic for a final agreement between the Libyan rival factions which have resumed talks in Morocco to agree on the peace accord draft proposed by the UN envoy, Bernardino Leon. The UNSMIL Draft V peace accord which was initially criticized by Prime Minister Thinni’s side is the […]
Palestinian Authority is preparing to sue Israel for “war crimes” at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the release of a UN report, accusing both Israel and Hamas of potential war crimes. The Palestinian case will be based on the conclusions of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on last summer’s war launched by Israeli […]
Can Africa rely on its own resources and capacities to hit its development targets? Until the few past years, nobody believed that Africans can really do it except Morocco which has always said it is doable. It seems that the North African nation loves to take up challenges. This Muslim, Arab & African country (US […]
The agenda of the current friendship and working visit of King Mohammed VI of Morocco to Gabon, his sixth since President Ali Bongo Ondimba came to power six years ago, features several activities testifying all, if need be, to the longstanding alliance and the ever growing political and economic relations binding the two countries. Part […]
The UN is determined to take the bull by the horns to ensure that Libyans reach a peace agreement that will help save the country from its current situation of ‘’failed’’ state. UN diplomats in New York on Thursday started working on a draft to sanction two Libyans who are considered black sheep in the […]
ISIS militants have taken control on Friday of Sirte air-base while Tripoli-based government militia back out of the city. Mistrata’s 166 forces linked with Tripoli-based government tasked with securing the city pulled back from the city leaving the city in the hands of the insurgents’ group. The chief commander of brigade 166, Mohamed Ahusan said […]
The United Nations plans to raise $1.6 billion from donors in favour of Zimbabwe between 2016 and 2020, to improve agriculture, food security, health and governance in Zimbabwe between 2016-2020, its resident coordinator in Zimbabwe, Bishow Palajuli, said on Friday 29th May. Bishow Palajuli, the UN’s resident coordinator in Zimbabwe said the global agency had […]
After a year without a president, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag pleaded the leaders in Lebanon to forgo their political rivalries and prioritize their nation’s interests amidst the regional crisis especially the armed conflict in Syria. Political parties have failed to reach an agreement on a Christian candidate to serve as president after […]
Morocco and the Netherlands have been unanimously elected co-chairs of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) taking over from the US and Turkey which had chaired the forum set up in 2011. The election took place during the GCTF Coordination Committee 7th session held in Qatar’s capital Doha last week. The election of Morocco as […]
A Moroccan F-16 jet taking part in the Saudi-led Arab coalition operation ‘Decisive Storm” has been reported missing and so far there were no news about the fate of the pilot. The Moroccan army announced Sunday in a statement that it has lost a fighter aircraft F-16 without specifying whether the pilot was hurt or […]