Morocco asks Syria envoy to leave the country![]() July 16, 2012 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Morocco's communications minister says that the Syrian ambassador to this North African country has been asked to leave, according to the Associated Press. Mustapha Khalfi told AP on Monday, July 16 that Ambassador Nabih Ismael must leave the country. He added that no decision has been made yet to withdraw Morocco's ambassador to Damascus. Tunisia was the first Arab country to withdraw its ambassador from Syria in February to protest the harsh crackdown on the opposition. Partner news Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Partner news |