Bourita with Rumanian PM

Major Reforms Await Successor of Sacked Economy & Finance Minister

The dismissal of Mohamed Boussaid, Economy and Finance Minister, by King Mohammed VI came as Morocco is elaborating key economic and financial projects that will leave the upcoming minister with heavy responsibilities. Boussaid was sacked by King Mohammed VI in line with Article 47 of the constitution and in implementation of the principle of linking […]

UN: Autonomy Plan is the Only Solution to Sahara Issue

Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale affirmed, on Wednesday before the UN fourth Committee, that the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara is the only solution to this regional conflict, underlining Rabat’s firm commitment to the political process initiated under the exclusive aegis of the United Nations. The resumption of this […]

Moroccan anthropologist appointed to Maurice Amade Chair in Sephardic Studies in University of California

Moroccan anthropologist Aomar Boum, a renowned scholar of Jewish culture, has been appointed to the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Author and co-editor of four books, including “Memories of Absence: How Muslims Remember Jews in Morocco,” and “The Holocaust and North Africa,” Boum is also a […]