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Morocco-2021 elections: 50.18% turnout at national level, record turnout in Laâyoune region at 66.94 %

The participation rate at the elections held in Morocco, this Wednesday September 8 reached 50.18 %, according to official results. The record turnout in these elections which brought for the first time together legislative, regional and local elections, was recorded in the region of Laâyoune-Sakia-El Hamra with 66.94%. Overall, like in previous polls held in […]

UN Expresses ‘Deep Shock’ at Scale of Executions in Egypt

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed its “deep shock” after 20 people were reported to have been executed in Egypt since last week. The OHCHR also raised concerns that due process and fair trial guarantees did not appear to have been followed. The UN statement cited the case of […]

Morocco’s King Announces Setting up of ad-hoc Committee to Improve Development Model

King Mohammed VI announced Monday the setting up by next fall of an ad-hoc committee for the development model that will make proposals and suggestions on how to improve the development reforms and increase their effectiveness. In a speech he delivered Monday evening on Throne Day, marking this year the 20th anniversary of his enthronement, […]