Morocco denies al-Jazira's reports on us embassy closure

Morocco's Communication ministry said on Friday that the United States Embassy continues to discharge its duties normally, denying Thursday's reports by Qatar-based Arab satellite TV channel "Al Jazira."

In a clarification sent to the news TV channel, the Communication ministry said that "news reported by the Al Jazira Channel are unfounded and that the US embassy in Morocco is discharging duties normally."

While regretting that Al-Jazira failed to cross-check information, the Moroccan communication ministry cited the US embassy's first secretary Magda Siekert, who told MAP on Friday that the US embassy "discharges its duties normally on a daily basis."

The US diplomat was also quoted by AP as saying "we trust the security extended to us by the Moroccan authorities."

The US embassy in Morocco is not on the State Department's list of US embassies that closed doors in several countries around the world, adds the Communication minister.

The Moroccan ministry also called on Al Jazira to take the necessary measures to correct the false information it broadcast.