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Government, teachers’ unions reach breakthrough agreement

A period of recurrent strikes is about to get wrapped up with a landmark deal between the government and teachers’ main unions providing for wage hikes of up to 1500 dirhams. Teachers led nation-wide strikes this year demanding better wages and more benefits, while urging the government to abstain from applying a new law which […]

Morocco’s Field Hospital in Gaza Receives UN Acclaim

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) welcomed the setting up by Morocco of a field hospital in Gaza to provide medical assistance to besieged Palestinians in the strip. OCHA lauded Morocco’s humanitarian engagement and expressed willingness to coordinate with the Kingdom in that area, OCHA assistant secretary general, Rashid Khalikov, said […]

Washington funds projects in Laayoune & Dakhla, confirming U.S. recognition of Moroccanness of Sahara

The U.S. government has decided to finance economic empowerment projects in the Moroccan Saharan cities of Laayoune and Dakhla, confirming Washington’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory. An estimated total budget of $1.5 million has been earmarked for projects seeking to improve employment, labor, and training in the two Moroccan Saharan cities. […]