COVID-19: Extension of state of health emergency in Morocco until Sept.30, 2022

The Moroccan Government decided this Wednesday at at cabinet’s meeting to extend the state of health emergency until September 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Morocco Reconstituted at British Parliament

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Morocco within the British Parliament was reconstituted on Wednesday in London with the aim of giving strong impetus to parliamentary action to strengthen relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom. The reconstitution of the group in the wake of the UK’s July general election, which returned the Labour Party […]

Sarkozy’s Support for Morocco on Western Sahara Irks Algeria

The recent remarks made by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy expressing his firm support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara have irked Algerian authorities. Although the Algerian government has not yet reacted officially, a top diplomat at Algerian Foreign Affairs ministry has termed Sarkozy’s statements as a provocation and upsetting. Speaking at an international conference […]