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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain Condemn Iran’s support for Polisario

Morocco’s allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, condemned Iran’s support for the Polisario separatists and welcomed the decision to sever ties with Tehran. Morocco announced Tuesday that it has cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its involvement in backing an alliance between Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah and the Polisario […]

Draft bill on social media creates controversy in Morocco

Morocco’s social media is awash with criticism of a draft decree that was adopted by the government council last month containing clauses that were described as detrimental to the freedom of speech. The draft decree incriminates calls for consumer boycotts on social media, but government sources said the draft text is being edited before it […]

Climate Change: Morocco Hosts 2nd Ministerial Conference on AAA Initiative

The Moroccan city of Benguerir (near Marrakech) is hosting this Nov.4-5 the 2nd annual ministerial conference of the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture to climate change (AAA Initiative). The event, organized under the theme: “Food Security Facing Climate Change”, brings together representatives of key financial institutions, donors, the private sector and scientific researchers […]