ONEE DG Abderrahim-El-Hafidi

Egypt: Cartoonist Islam Gaweesh arrested for criticizing regime

Egyptian popular cartoonist Islam Gaweesh has been arrested Sunday for publishing cartoons deemed critical of the regime. According to his lawyer Mahmoud Othman, the cartoonist was arrested in Cairo at his office at “Egypt News Network” headquarters, owner of the al-Warka paper. His laptop and other computers were seized. The interior ministry which accused him […]

Morocco’s Judiciary and Capital Markets Regulator Sign Partnership to Protect Financial Market Integrity

The Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) and the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) formalized a framework partnership agreement in Rabat this week, translating the two institutions’ shared commitment to protecting the country’s economic and financial public order. The accord was signed by Mohamed Abdennabaoui, First President of the Court of Cassation and Deputy President […]

Morocco Freezes all Contacts with European Institutions over a Court Ruling

Morocco has decided to suspend all contacts with European institutions and notably with the European Commission and the European Parliament in reaction to a court ruling invalidating the agriculture agreement binding it to the European Union. The decision was announced on Thursday shortly after it was made by the weekly cabinet meeting, which translated thus […]