Morocco has allowed 128 fishing trawlers mostly from Spain to fish in its territorial waters after a landmark fisheries agreement with the EU. The decision was made following the meeting of the first joint commission of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, held in Rabat, last week. The meeting defined the technicalities to issue the fishing licenses […]
President of the Federation of Moroccan Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Services (FCMCIS), Lhoucine Alioua, and Spain’s Ambassador to Morocco, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez, discussed means to strengthen trade and economic exchanges between the two countries. During these talks, held in Rabat, the two sides welcomed the development of bilateral cooperation relations, including in matters of […]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warmly welcomed the repeal of laws in Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan that allowed rapists to avoid criminal prosecution by marrying their victims. A statement of the office of the High Commissioner quoted him saying that “to punish a rape victim by making her marry […]
