Mauritania deepens media reform ties with global press watchdog

In a gesture of transparency and international cooperation, Mauritania’s Minister of Culture & Communication, El Housseine Ould Medou, welcomed on May 26 a high-level delegation from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Nouakchott. The visiting mission, led by RSF’s Director General Thibaut Bruttin, forms part of the organization’s regional tour to assess and support press freedom […]

Morocco is not a cyber jungle, defense administration tells Amnesty

The department in charge of cyber security, an offshoot of the defense administration, rejected Amnesty’s allegations about a Moroccan journalist being snooped on by an Israeli software saying that Morocco has a national cyber security strategy. In an article on Arabic speaking Al Ahdath daily, the administration recalled that Amnesty fell short of presenting hard […]

Morocco calls on Arab states to avoid narrow calculations at upcoming summit

Morocco reiterated its call for a result-oriented Arab summit that breaks away with narrow calculations. Speaking at a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, foreign minister Nasser Bourita urged Arab states to work together with a shared vision to safeguard the security, stability and territorial integrity of Arab states. Time is up for […]