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Members of new ad-hoc committee for development model unveiled

King Mohammed VI has appointed Thursday the members of the new ad-hoc committee for the development model set up recently. The committee, chaired by Morocco’s ambassador to France Chakib Benmoussa, who was named to the position last Nov.19, is composed of 35 members with diverse academic and professional backgrounds. The members have in-depth knowledge of […]

Autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, basis for Sahara talks- UN Envoy says

In his first public statement since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797, Staffan de Mistura, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara made it clear that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the basis of talks between the parties: Morocco, Algeria, the Polisario, and Mauritania. De Mistura confirmed a significant shift […]

Commemorating Holocaust: Tunisia to Boost its ‘Tolerance Credentials’

Tunisia has recently commemorated the deportation of 5,000 Jews from the country during the Second World War between 1942 and 1943 – an act that astonished many Tunisians. According to the general societal feeling though, the commemoration of the Holocaust – among Jews known as “shoah” – is an interesting step that comes at a […]