Moroccan field hospital in Beirut

Morocco to Fight Unemployment

Two years after the promise of the government to fight unemployment, the “Moubadara” project has been launched. The project opens opportunities for long-term jobless graduates to be employed in non-governmental sector or in the TAETIR mentoring program, both of which will start operating as of 2014. Part of the effort is also the expansion of […]

Mauritania, Morocco begin revision of 1986 trade agreement

Mauritania and Morocco launched negotiations to update their 38-year-old trade agreement during the first meeting of a joint technical committee held in Nouakchott over the weekend. The initiative aims to modernize the commercial framework and boost bilateral trade to $350 million by the end of 2025. The meeting, co-chaired by Mauritanian Minister of Commerce and […]

Morocco: Human Rights Association Sues PJD lawmaker for Terrorism Apology

A Moroccan Human rights NGO, the Association for Human Rights Defense (ADDH,) has sued lawmaker Amina Maelainine from the ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) for terrorism apology. The lawmaker had openly endorsed extremist comments made by member of her party’s youth league, Omar Senhaji, reports say. Omar Senhaji had raised an uproar after he […]