Morocco: Women MPs Want One Third of Parliament Seats in Coming 2016 Elections

Moroccan parliamentarian women from all political stripes Monday introduced a request demanding a better representation of women, at least one third of the parliament seats for the coming 2016 legislatives. Women lawmakers from the parties forming the governmental coalition and the opposition met with Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad and Junior Interior Minister Charik Draiss to […]

Algeria’s Army Chief sparks diplomatic crisis with Riyadh after declining invitation for Umrah Pilgrimage

Algeria’s army Chief Gen. Said Chengriha has sparked a serious diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia after he rejected an invitation to perform Umrah pilgrimage, an act of generosity offered by Saudi authorities to all visiting Muslim leaders and seniors officials. Chengriha was invited to the spiritual journey with his accompanying delegation while he was visiting […]

Morocco & Serbia discuss military cooperation prospects

Morocco’s ambassador to Serbia Mohammed Amine Belhaj conferred on Monday in Belgrade with Serbian Defense minister Nebojša Stefanović on ways of boosting military cooperation between the two countries. According to FAR-Maroc, an online defense news website, the Serbian minister expressed on this occasion the wish to see Morocco participate in the International Defense Exhibition due […]