C24 meeting in Granada May 2019

Morocco to swap jobs-for-life for contractual hiring in civil service

As Morocco gradually implements an ambitious regionalization plan, it has opted to implement contractual hiring of public servants instead of the current job-for-life model, which has compromised efficiency and drained state resources. However, hiring by contracts was not easily accepted by many sectors especially teachers who staged months-long protests for fears about their job security […]

Morocco Records One of Its Wettest Winters in Over Four Decades

Morocco has just emerged from one of its most rainfall-intensive winters since records began in 1981, according to the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). After seven consecutive years of drought, the 2025-2026 winter season delivered a dramatic and long-awaited reversal of the Kingdom’s hydrological fortunes. The DGM attributed the exceptional conditions to a weakening […]

Algerian Girlfriend of Al Jazeera Channel Chief behind Ousting of Moroccan TV Anchor

The Algerian girlfriend of Head of Qatari Al Jazeera channel is behind the vindictive dismissal of Moroccan presenter Abdessamad Nasser for a tweet defending Moroccan women’s honor tarnished by a smear campaign launched by Algerian state media, officials and hired influencers. The channel’s decision sparked an outcry because the tweet was posted on his personal […]