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China-Arab States Cooperation Forum: King Mohammed VI commended for his defense of Palestinian cause; Morocco denounced disastrous situation in Gaza

Arab and Chinese Foreign Ministers expressed, their support for the efforts of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, in defending the Palestinian issue. This position was expressed in the “Joint Communiqué between China and Arab States on the Palestinian issue”, published Thursday by the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation […]

Covid-19: Morocco announces nationwide night curfew during Ramadan

The Moroccan government has announced a night-time curfew nationwide from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., during the month of Ramadan to start in about a week, while maintaining the various preventive measures previously announced.   A government statement indicates this Wednesday that this decision is in line with the recommendations from the Scientific and Technical […]

Social Media in North Africa: a ‘Double-Edged Weapon’

How important has been the role that social media have played in the Arab Spring uprisings and the subsequent democratic transformation affecting the North African region? This is a question that has been hotly contested in both policy-making and academic circles essentially ever since a Tunisian fruit vendor’s act of self-immolation swiftly wreaked havoc with […]