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Morocco: Government Reshuffle Introduces Five New Cabinet Members

Almost three months after four ministers were dismissed from the PJD-led government, King Mohammed VI has approved five new cabinet members belonging to the same parties as the outgoing ministers thus keeping the government coalition parties unchanged. The new ministers are Abdelahad Fassi Fihri of the leftist PPS party who was appointed minister of National […]

Tunisia: Twelve years in prison for presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel

Ayachi Zammel, a candidate in Tunisia’s presidential election scheduled for Sunday October 6, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. The sentence adds to two other recent verdicts, but “he remains in the running for the ballot”, his lawyer said on Tuesday October 1. These new convictions come just five days before an election […]

France-Morocco High-level Meeting Held in Paris

The 14th France-Morocco High Level Meeting started proceedings Thursday in Paris, under the co-chairmanship of Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani, and French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe. The meeting is intended to take stock of the multidimensional relations between the two countries that cover a wide range of areas, including politics, economy, culture, security […]