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Key amendments in Morocco’s family code review

King Mohammed VI has instructed a review of the family code in line with Islamic precepts and universal values which introduces amendments protecting the social and economic rights of the Moroccan family. Following widespread consultations, the committee in charge of elaborating the new code provided the broadlines to the media, in line with royal directives […]

Spain-Morocco: Four IS members Nabbed in Joint Operation

Spanish and Moroccan security authorities Wednesday announced the arrest of four suspected Islamic State group militants in a joint security operation. The joint operation underlines the close cooperation between the two counties in anti-terror struggle. Two of the suspects were arrested in Spain by the country’s security forces, the interior ministry announced. The first suspect; […]

Can Jomaa’s Caretaker Government Deliver Economic Reform?

When Mehdi Jomaa assumed the role of Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister in late January, he did not know how disastrous the true economic condition of his country was. He admitted it roughly a month later during a televised interview by saying that the hole in the budget deficit was about 4 billion dinars (2.5 billion […]