King Mohammed VI : Military Service Enhances Sense of Belonging to the Homeland

King Mohammed has stressed the importance of military service for the young people, saying the conscription “enhances the sense of belonging to the homeland”. Addressing on Friday the members of both Houses of Parliament, at the opening of the parliamentary fall session, the Moroccan Sovereign, who spoke for the first time of the new compulsory […]

Covid-19 costs five major Moroccan public enterprises over $600 mln

The restrictive measures to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus ensued revenue losses estimated at $600 million for five Moroccan state-owned enterprises. These include flag carrier RAM, which loses up to $100 million per month, national electricity and water utility with $44 million, airports agency with $30 million, rail operator ONCF with $28 million and […]

Tunisia: Soldiers killed woman mistaking her for terrorist

Tunisian defense ministry said Sunday soldiers killed a woman and wounded a man mistakenly taken for an armed group, as they were driving past the soldiers. The incident happened in the western region of Kasserine on Saturday. Lt-Col. Belhassen Oueslati, spokesperson for the defense ministry, told reporters that the army had earlier received tips about […]