Morocco has been elected last week, in the person of its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Loulichki, chair of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee. Morocco, which is non-permanent member of the Security Council since January 2012, will chair the committee for the period ending December 31, 2013. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), set up […]
The Spanish-occupied Ceuta in northern Morocco is facing an acute economic crisis after Morocco put an end to all forms of “subsistence smuggling” on the borders. Head of Ceuta government from the far-right Vox party, Juan Vivas, expressed concern that the Moroccan measures would asphyxiate the economy of the occupied enclave, which relied on […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has allocated 105 million dirhams ($11 million) to support 18 associations managing Islamic centers in Europe and Canada, strengthening religious guidance for Moroccan diaspora communities. Minister Ahmed Toufiq announced the funding Monday while addressing the House of Representatives regarding support for Islamic centers serving Moroccans residing abroad and […]
