A draft bill to legalize cannabis passed the test of the house of representatives with 119 votes in favor and 48 PJD MPs voting against, putting the party in a standoff against the rest. The stand of the co-ruling PJD against cannabis legalization was expected. Its former leader Abdelilah Benkirane had freezed his membership in […]
Moroccan authorities have raised security vigilance on its northern borders with Spain after the Barcelona terror attack. The tightening of security measures, especially in the northern region near the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, aims at thwarting any infiltration attempts or smuggling of arms by terrorists, local media reported. Morocco has also reinforced security […]
The efforts spearheaded by King Mohammed VI to preserve Morocco’s religious diversity and traditions of tolerance and coexistence were highlighted by Newsweek. In an article entitle: “Morocco’s Muslim Monarch is Trying to Preserve the Country’s Jewish History- Before it’s Too Late,” Yardena Schwartz points to the centuries-old history of religious diversity and coexistence in the […]
