Tag: Istiqlal

Morocco announces new government of 24 portfolios

October 7, 2021

King Mohammed VI chaired a ceremony at the Royal palace in Fez this Thursday during which a new government of 24 jobs was announced following ... Read More

Morocco: Three biggest parties in Parliamentary elections to form next government

September 22, 2021

Head of the RNI party Aziz Akhannouch said his party, the PAM and the Istiqlal agreed to join efforts to form the new government after ... Read More

Morocco: RNI, PAM, Istiqlal join efforts in local councils

September 17, 2021

The three biggest winners of Morocco’s general and local elections said they forged an alliance in local and regional councils in a move that could ... Read More

Mauritania Adds its Voice to 38 African States Supporting Morocco’s Return to AU

January 9, 2017

Mauritania has announced that it will vote in favor of Morocco’s return to the African Union, local media said. “The Mauritanian government has responded positively ... Read More

Morocco-Mauritania: Benkirane Heads to Nouakchott to Put off Fire Set by Istiqlal Party

December 27, 2016

Moroccan Premier is expected in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott Tuesday in a move to reiterate Morocco’s full respect of Mauritanian territorial integrity after the verbal ... Read More

Morocco: Former Leftist PM Receives Royal Tribute

August 1, 2016

A tribute was paid to national figure Abderrahmane El Youssoufi on July 30 by King Mohammed VI who named a street in Tangier after him. ... Read More

Moroccan Nizar Baraka, Finance Minister of the Year 2013

October 17, 2013

After he had been elected best Finance Minister for the MENA region for 2012 and Minister of Finance of the year 2012 by the «The ... Read More

Morocco : Towards a Cabinet Reshuffle or Early Election ?

July 10, 2013

After almost two months of shilly shallying, the ministers from the Istiqlal Party, the main component of the coalition government, led by the Islamist Party ... Read More

Morocco: will the King’s arbitration defuse the governmental crisis?

June 27, 2013

The Istiqlal Party on Wednesday handed over to King Mohammed VI a memorandum expounding the reasons behind the decision it made last May to withdraw ... Read More

Istiqlal Withdrawal from Governing Coalition: Does Chabat want to become Caliph instead of the Caliph Benkirane.

May 14, 2013

The National Council of the Istiqlal Party decided on Saturday to withdraw from the Moroccan coalition government led by the Islamist Party for Justice and ... Read More