Youth Integration: Joint Action Plan between Ministry of Youth and UN Agencies in Morocco

A joint action plan meant to support the integration of youth in the economic and entrepreneurial fabric was signed Tuesday in Rabat between the Ministry of Youth, Culture & Communication and the UN agencies in Morocco. The plan seeks to promote multilateral cooperation between the two parties, as one of the major directions of the […]

Former Algerian industry minister urges France not to extradite him

Former Algerian industry minister, Abdeslam Bouchouareb, sentenced in absentia to a total of 100 years in prison, has appealed to French authorities to decline his extradition, citing political persecution amid a purge of the Bouteflika-era officials. Bouchouareb, who served as industry and mines minister from April 2014 to May 2017, rose to prominence under President […]

Morocco to back UN Resolution for a Universal Moratorium on death penalty

Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi said the Kingdom will vote in favor of the tenth United Nations resolution on a moratorium on the application of the death penalty. The resolution will be voted in the coming days during the next United Nations General Assembly, the minister told members of parliament. The decision marks a major shift […]