Morocco’s 12 regions

Morocco-Spain: Actions, Not Words Will Help Restore Broken Trust

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described Morocco as a “strategic partner with which we must walk together”, without announcing tangible actions to help repair the trust his socialist government broke with Rabat. The Moroccan-Spanish relations are still reeling from the fallout of the diplomatic spat sparked last May by Madrid’s decision to host secretly, […]

Veteran journalist Fatima Hassani becomes second Moroccan woman elected President of Region

Fatima Hassani, a veteran journalist and member of PAM political party, was elected president of Tangier-Tetouan-Alhoceima region, becoming the second Moroccan woman to take such a position. Hassani will succeed to her colleague in the party Ilyas EL Omari after a majority vote by the region’s council. The election was convened after the resignation of […]

Morocco’s King Performs Eid Al-Adha Prayer & Rituals

King Mohammed VI performed on Monday Eid Al-Adha prayer at Hassan II Mosque in Tetouan in northern Morocco. The monarch was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, Prince Moulay Ahmed, and Prince Moulay Ismail. Members of the royal family and several cabinet members, including Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch also performed […]