Politicizing sports, Algeria’s USMA doubles down on its hostility to Morocco’s full map

Algeria’s USMA has doubled down by refusing to play its second leg game against hosts RS Berkane as part of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals. USMA officials withdrew in protest over RS Berkane’s jerseys which bear a full Moroccan map, including the southern provinces. The Algerian team have seemingly abandoned the game under pressure from […]

European Parliament Underlines Strategic Aspect of EU-Morocco Relations, Recommends More Support for Kingdom

The European Parliament stressed, on Wednesday, the strategic aspect of relations between Morocco and the European Union (EU) and recommended more support for the Kingdom.   In a report on the implementation of the EU general budget for the financial year 2019 adopted in a plenary, the European Parliament considered that the funds allocated under […]

Protecting human rights at heart of King Mohammed VI’s reign

Promoting human rights has been at the heart of the reign of king Mohammed VI, who turned the page on past violations, urged the setting up of monitoring bodies and has been at the forefront of legislation aiming to protect rights. The creation of the justice and reconciliation commission in 2003 enabled the closing of […]