MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk from Bulgaria

Family Code: Morocco bars road for individual, extremist interpretations

In submitting some provisions of the new family code to be examined by the Higher Ulema Council, a constitutional body representing Moroccan Muslim scholars, King Mohammed VI bars the road to any individual interpretation or extremist exploitation of a law that should evolve in line with social developments. The Council shall issue a Fatwa, religious […]

Egypt: Six-month ban on building permits nationwide

Egypt has instructed all governorates to halt all construction projects for a period of six months. Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi announced Monday the cabinet decision and instructed all local governors including those of Greater Cairo and Alexandria to make sure the order is fully implemented. Sharawi also urged local officials to tour cities and […]

Climate Change Adaptation: Morocco’s OCP gets $18 Mln loan from Canada–AfDB for desalination projects

The Canada–African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF) provides Moroccan OCP group a $18 million concessional loan to support the construction of three seawater desalination plants. In a press release issued Tuesday, CACF said the funding is destined to advance Morocco’s climate adaptation efforts as the projects will enable the North African Kingdom to produce and […]