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Tunisia Moves to Tighten Naturalization Rules with New Citizenship Bill

A group of Tunisian lawmakers has submitted a comprehensive proposal of law to Parliament aimed at overhauling key sections of the country’s nationality Code in a bid to tighten eligibility for citizenship and adapt provisions relating to birthright nationality.   Under the draft legislation, naturalization would be conditioned on legal entry and a continuous seven-year […]

Angela Merkel to Visit Morocco in 2017

German iron woman and Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Morocco next year at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The announcement came Thursday in a statement by the Royal Office, which stated that “Chancellor Angela Merkel accepted the sovereign’s invitation to pay an official visit to Morocco early 2017.” King Mohammed VI and the German […]

EP resolution does not change political nature of Spain-Morocco bilateral crisis – FM

The resolution adopted, Thursday, by the European Parliament does not change the political nature of the bilateral crisis between Morocco and Spain, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said, underlining that Madrid attempts to “Europeanize” the crisis are “futile”. Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the EU’s resolution stating that the attempts to between Spain and […]