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Algerian authorities continue to crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly five years after the Hirak protest movement first began, said Amnesty International in a press release. After the Hirak protest movement was halted due to Covid-19 in 2020, the Algerian authorities have stepped up their repression of peaceful dissent, targeting […]
Morocco’s plea before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory was hailed by Advisor to the Palestinian President for Religious Affairs, Mahmoud El Habach, and Palestinian expert in Israeli affairs, Nazir Majli, as reflecting the Kingdom’s unwavering position on the Palestinian […]
A parametric insurance pool, facilitated by reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, paid out $275 million to Morocco’s Solidarity Fund against Catastrophic Events (FSEC), responding to the 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled Al-Haouz region on September 8, 2023, Middle East Insurance Review reported earlier this month. The insurance broker confirmed last year that it was in touch with […]
Morocco’s presence in the hearings taking place in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as part of the case requesting an advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and its written plea to the ICJ that was duly taken into account by […]
As the diplomatic fog dissipates in French-Moroccan ties, French economy minister Bruno Le Maire is expected to lead a business delegation to Morocco in April to promote investments. The visit would be the second by a member of Macron’s administration to Morocco after an announced visit soon of newly appointed foreign minister Stephane Séjourné. Bruno […]
Mauritanian president returned from a short visit to Algeria without his main bodyguard who was reported dead in a suspicious incident. While Algerian pro-regime media speak of a car accident, Mauritanian media says the President’s convoy was attacked in Tindouf area by armed men loyal to a Mauritanian dissident based in Algeria. Videos on twitter […]
EBRD’s Head for Morocco Antoine Sallé de Chou announced on Thursday at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Salé that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has facilitated investments exceeding €400 million in Morocco’s water sector. These investments primarily address issues pertaining to water supply and demand management, Sallé de Chou told […]
Chairman of the Council of Secretaries of the Humanitarian Funds of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Hassan Al-Thani, commended the “leading” role of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, in supporting the Holy City, its inhabitants and its institutions. During a visit to the headquarters in Rabat […]
African nations should unite against any form of uprising from jihadists in the Sahel region and other parts of West Africa following the withdrawal of the coup-hit Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, Nigeria’s military chief, General Christopher Musa has said. The withdrawal of the three member states from the regional bloc, coupled with […]
Spanish aeronautical group Aciturri is expanding its presence in Morocco through a new partnership announced Wednesday. Under the new partnership, Aciturri will establish a new manufacturing facility in Midparc, a Moroccan industrial development company, with an estimated investment of $2.4 million (25 million dirhams) planned for equipment in 2024. The agreement, signed in Casablanca in […]