King with Ombudsman Mohamed Benalilou

Morocco braces for austerity measures in wake of Covid-19

Morocco seems to have opted for austerity measures instead of a revision of its appropriation bill to offset the rise in public spending to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Morocco expects a spike in spending to counter coronavirus and mitigate its social and economic impact combined with a drop in tax and customs revenues as demand […]

Libya: IS fleeing southwards dodging inexistent airstrikes

Intelligence sources have claimed that the militants of the IS group in Libya have begun to flee southwards and could be heading to neighboring Sahel countries as fears over western airstrikes increase. Colonel Mahamane Laminou Sani, Director of Niger’s armed forces documentation and military intelligence agency, confirmed that militants of the extremist group are “moving […]

Morocco Opts for Neutrality in Qatar-GCC Rift

Morocco said that it is following the developments in the rift between Qatar and six Arab countries -Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Yemen— which severed their relations with Qatar on Monday over its alleged support of terrorism. “Morocco is closely following the unfolding of events in the Gulf countries and […]