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Morocco: Rehabilitation of Ancient Jewish District of Marrakesh

Morocco has embarked on the rehabilitation of the ancient Jewish district of Marrakesh, locally known as “Mellah.” The project to rehabilitate the quarter, built in the 16th century to accommodate the Jews escaping the Spanish Inquisition—includes some thirty priority actions to safeguard houses that are threatened with collapse, refurbish Foundouks, rehabilitate homes and develop public squares […]

Morocco hosts African counterterrorism training sessions

The UNOCT’s Program Office for Counter-Terrorism & Training in Africa, based in Rabat, launched, on May 23, training courses on the fight against terrorism, in collaboration with the Australian government. This first training session, supervised by international experts, aims to improve participants’ skills in terms of investigations and the fight against terrorism. Twenty-four participants representing […]

Morocco musters more support for intervention in Guerguarat, more voices call for safeguarding free flow of traffic

Morocco is mustering more support for its military intervention in the border crossing point of Guerguarat that enabled to re-open the blocked road for international traffic according to strict rules of engagement, avoiding citizens and restricting use of arms to self defense. Countries from the four corners of the globe and several international and regional […]