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International Observers Satisfied with Voting Process in Sahara

Contrary to what the adversaries of Morocco’s territorial integrity claim, international observers expressed satisfaction with regard to the smooth conduct of legislative elections in the southern Provinces, the Sahara, which registered the highest turnout rate at the national level. This high turnout in the southern provinces evidences the inhabitants’ involvement in their country’s political life […]

Mauritanian President receives Morocco’s Head of Government, expresses desire to consolidate brotherly relations with the Kingdom

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani received, on Thursday in Nouakchott, Morocco’s Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, who represented King Mohammed VI at the investiture ceremony of the Mauritanian Head of State for a second five-year term. In a statement to MAP following the audience, Akhannouch said that he informed the Mauritanian President of […]

Burqa, Hijab, Niqab or ‘Nothing’? – MENA’s Attitudes to Female Dress Code

The Pew Research Centre has recently compiled the results of its research on the opinions of people in different countries across the MENA region on the way women dress. Respondents from seven MENA countries – Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia – were asked which of the six styles of Muslim women’s […]