Morocco Migrants

Libya’s UN-Backed Gov’t Announces State of Emergency in Tripoli

Two days after the Tripoli airport was hit by a rocket, the UN-backed government announced a state of emergency in the city as the death toll from fighting in recent days reached 39, including civilians caught in the crossfire. The fighting erupted last week between armed groups from Tripoli against others from a town to […]

Morocco Restores Mandatory Military Service

As has been speculated, Morocco has officially restored military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 years for 12 months. A draft law has been approved by the ministerial council chaired by King Mohammed VI in Rabat Monday. It stipulates the mandatory character of the service, which was lifted in 2006. “The bill […]

Morocco’s Foundation for Safeguarding Rabat’s Cultural Heritage Seals Partnership Deal with UNESCO

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Rabat, chaired, on Tuesday in Paris, the signing ceremony of a five-year partnership agreement between the Foundation and UNESCO. The agreement was inked, in presence of UNESCO Chief Audrey Azoulay, by Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO Assistant Director-General and Nouzha Alaoui, Secretary […]