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PAM’s Secretary General Benchamach Re-elected Upper House Speaker

Hakim Benchamach of the opposition PAM party retained his post as Speaker of the Upper House after taking 63 of the votes to 19 for his Islamist PJD rival Nabil Chikhi. The election was marked by the abstention of another opposition party, the Istiqlal Party, whose 28 Upper House members judged the vote as “non-democratic”. […]

Morocco steps up efforts to vaccinate stray dogs- Associated Press

Morocco has been implementing a national program to reduce the stray dog population through a program that aims to ensure their vaccination, the Associated Press reported The report debunks fake news spread as part of a propaganda campaign by some foreign media outlets, claiming Morocco was killing scores of dogs ahead of the World Cup. […]

Morocco Closes Southern Fishing Zone to Shield Juvenile Sardine Stocks

Morocco’s Secretariat of State for Maritime Fisheries has ordered an immediate closure of the southern fishing zone — known as Stock C — to all vessels authorized to harvest small pelagic species, effective through the end of June 2026. The measure targets the protection of juvenile sardine populations identified in concentrations at depths below 50 […]