WB Ferid Belhaj

Commute made easier for Casablanca inhabitants with second tramline

Daily commute will become easier for thousands of inhabitants of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic hub, after the entry into service of the second tramline T2, launched by King Mohammed VI Wednesday. The T2 project, whose construction was launched in 2015, required an investment of 3.77 billion dirhams. The line serves nine districts with a total population […]

What the latest intelligence change in Algeria says about a dysfunctional governing style

The installation of General Abbas Ibrahim as head of the Central Directorate of Army Security (DCSA) on December 13, under a presidential decree dated December 8, is the latest move in a pattern of rapid rotations across Algeria’s security and executive branches. He replaced Mahrez Djeribi, who had led the military intelligence service since March […]

Morocco reiterates support to UN efforts for resolution of Libyan crisis

The Moroccan government has reiterated its full support to the efforts engaged by the United Nations for the resolution of the Libyan conflict which is threatening the stability of the whole region. At a joint briefing held Monday in Rabat following his talks with UN envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita […]