GNA leader Fayez Serraj

Morocco Welcomes Security Council Resolution Reaffirming Parameters of Political Solution

Morocco has welcomed the resolution adopted Friday by the UN Security Council which renews the mandate of the MINURSO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Sahara, for one year, for it reiterates the fundamental parameters of the political solution it defined since 2004. “This resolution reaffirms the parameters of the political solution, as defined by […]

Cannabis legalisation divides PJD Islamists

A bill elaborated by the Interior Ministry to legalize cannabis for medical and industrial use was put off twice by the government council as rifts widen within the Islamist PJD party regarding the legalization of the drug. The PJD Islamists, who lead the current government, seem reluctant to back the bill after the party’s former […]

Portugal thanks Morocco for emergency deployment of firefighting jets

The Portuguese government has publicly thanked Morocco for its swift assistance in battling severe wildfires, following the emergency deployment of two Canadair water-bombing aircraft on August 11. The planes were sent after several Portuguese firefighting aircraft were grounded, providing a critical boost to aerial operations at a time of heightened alert. The Moroccan aircraft, operating […]