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Morocco Cooperates with International Community in Crime Prevention & Criminal justice

Morocco’s Justice Minister Mohamed Ben Abdelkader has underlined the kingdom’s strong cooperation ties with the international community in the fight against transnational crimes which threaten world peace and stability. Addressing remotely the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Kyoto (Japan) March 7-12, the minister reiterated Morocco’s call for strengthening the […]

Morocco: Elections campaign kicked off on Thursday

The campaign for the legislative, regional and local elections scheduled to take place on September 8 kicked off on Thursday (00H00), marking the beginning of an important step towards the consolidation of democratic practice in Morocco.   The campaign, which will end on Tuesday, September 7 at midnight, is an opportunity for the 32 political […]

African Development Bank highlights expansion of mandatory health insurance in Morocco

The number of beneficiaries of the mandatory health insurance in Morocco hit a new record at 23 million as the country forges ahead with its social reform plans, the African Development Bank said. The number grew from just 7.8 million beneficiaries and from 20,000 daily reimbursement requests to 60,000 daily requests currently, the Bank said. […]