Robert M. Holley July 13, 2018 Reading through my Twitter feed a few days ago I came across something odd. There, back-to-back, were posts alleging to be from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Program (WFP) and the European Union’s humanitarian assistance program. I say alleging because each post at least carried the logo of either UNHCR, WFP or the EU. Each had basically the same
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Robert M. Holley August 14, 2018 In 2007, shortly after Morocco tabled its initiative for autonomy to resolve the dispute in Western Sahara, David Welch, at that time the Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East, told a Congressional committee that the United States welcomed Morocco’s proposal and found it “serious and credible.” Conversely, he testified, “the Polisario proposal does not seem, in our judgment, to contain new ideas.”
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Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel (ret.) August 13, 2018 The Chief Rabbi of Morocco, Aharon Monsonego, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 7th. Rabbi Monsonego was the head of the Rabbinical Court in Morocco, having served since 1998. He was the son of Yedidya Monsonego, former rabbi of Fez, and much respected in Morocco as a religious scholar and advocate of dialogue among the Abrahamic faiths. He was also the head
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Jean R. AbiNader August 9, 2018 The economic and business roles of Arab women have been discussed for more than two decades and initiatives have been launched on the consensus that their participation is worth promoting. With electoral quotas in several Arab countries to promote their political participation and with more women appointed to significant positions in the private sector, there are indicators that the roles of women are being
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Jean R. AbiNader August 7, 2018 Economy Jolted by firing of Minister of Finance and Economy Mohamed Boussaid three days after King criticized slow pace of social and economic development; no reasons yet given from the Royal Palace. Although the RNI politician is considered by some to be one of the best and brightest in the cabinet and may not have direct responsibility for the issues raised by King Mohammed
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