Moroccan authorities, the employers’ association, CGEM, trade unions and the social security fund, CNSS, have finally agreed to institute unemployment benefits to ease the strain of the global financial crisis that is sparing no country. The project to set up such an allowance was first tabled some 12 years ago but several obstacles have so […]
The Atlantic city of Essaouira is a standing symbol of Morocco’s diversity and of the plurality of its cultures that make up its richness, said Director General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, who was present during the visit King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, paid Wednesday to “Bayt Dakira”, in the city’s medina. The Sovereign’s […]
Morocco has expressed backing to Saudia Arabia’s temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims from a number of countries, describing the measure as “judicious and responsible” in view of the threats posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Morocco considers the measures adopted by Saudi Arabia to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic as “judicious and responsible”, […]
