King Mohammed VI & Abderrahman El Youssoufi

Morocco: Military Service enables young draftees to get skills & dose of patriotism

The registration of young eligible conscripts for 2023 started Wednesday in Morocco and will close on February 25. The 12-month compulsory military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 has been reinstated in 2019 after it was abandoned in 2006. In 2019, 133,820 young male/female Moroccans registered for the service and 178,166 volunteered […]

Atheist Shrugged: Muzzled US candidates cannot debate Republicans on Ayn Rand

What muzzle did US Vice President Joe Biden agree to wear in the veep debate against Rep. Paul Ryan, the runningmate of Republican Mitt Romney? Pres. Barack Obama appeared to be muzzled also during his appearance with Mr. Romney in Denver 8 days earlier. Why the word “muzzle?” The incumbents and the hopefuls for the […]

Morocco wins US support on Sahara and makes new beginning with Israel while supporting two-state solution

Morocco has just hit two birds with one stone after a watershed deal with the US and Israel according to which Washington acknowledges Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces and Rabat and Tel Aviv reopen their liaison offices. In a Presidential proclamation with immediate effect, the US announced an upcoming opening of a consulate in […]