Moroccan National Security authorities announced Thursday they were handed over by Turkish authorities the fourth suspect in the assassination of lawmaker Merdas killed in his car early last month. The suspect according Security is the nephew of the main suspect; a municipal authority, lover of Abdellatif Merdas’s wife. The man was arrested in Turkey where […]
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Morocco Captures Seven Isis Operatives
Moroccan security services announced Wednesday the arrest of seven members of the terrorist organization Isis. The cell was active in the northern city of Fez and nearby town of Moulay Yacoub. Its members were busy working to recruit volunteers for the extremist group. According to Moroccan interior ministry, the police seized bladed weapons, military uniforms, […]
Morocco, Safest Country for Business in North Africa, Control Risks
Control Risks, the specialist risk consultancy, issued its 2017 RiskMap showing that Morocco continues to maintain its standing as the safest country for business and travel in North Africa. Morocco was the only country to be given a low security risk status in Riskmap, the leading guide to political and business risk and an important […]
UN Chief Reiterates Call on Polisario to Immediately Withdraw from Guerguarat
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the Polisario to immediately withdraw from the Guerguarat area in the buffer strip in the southernmost tip of the Sahara. In his report to the UN Security Council members, Gueterres expressed deep concern regarding the presence of Polisario militiamen in the buffer strip warning that the situation […]
Will Horst Köhler Be the Next UN Envoy to the Sahara?
Horst Kohler, former German President (2004-2010), is said to be named to succeed outgoing UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Christopher Ross. Algerian news outlet, TSA, quoted diplomatic sources saying that Horst Köhler will most likely replace the US diplomat Christopher Ross, whose tenure has expired after eight years of mediation that left […]
Governance Weekend: King Mohammed VI calls for South-South Cooperation to Mainstream Good Governance in Africa
King Mohammed VI stressed the need for a south-south cooperation approach in Africa to mainstream good governance at the institutional, economic and societal level as a bulwark against “afro-pessimism”. The call was made in a speech read out on the Monarch’s behalf by Royal Advisor André Azoulay at the Governance Weekend held in Marrakech by […]
Fitch Maintains BBB Rate for Morocco with Stable Outlook
Credit rating agency, Fitch, affirmed Morocco’s long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’ with a Stable Outlook. Fitch explained that Morocco’s BBB rating was driven by its economic performance, public finance and external finance metrics. “Economic policy focuses on maintaining macroeconomic stability and is unlikely to change much as a result […]
Morocco lets 17 UN Civilian Staff back in Sahara
Morocco has agreed to let in 17 civilian staff of the UN Mission in the Sahara, the MINURSO, while conditioning their return on upholding neutrality and non-interference. “17 employees of the civilian component of the MINURSO are preparing to join their offices in the UN mission’s headquarters in Laayoune,” a source that requested not to […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Abdallah Laroui “Cultural Personality of the Year”
The Moroccan historian and scholar, Abdallah Laroui, has been named “Cultural Personality of the Year” by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and will be celebrated during the award’s eleventh session 2016-2017. The title honors prominent figures for their unique contributions to the advancement of Arabic culture, and for works that portray tolerance and promote […]
Morocco, ‘Destination of Choice’ for Sub-Saharan Migrants, Irish Times
Since launching the migrant regularization campaign, Morocco has steadily become a “destination of choice” for several Sub-Saharan migrants, pushing them to give up the risky idea of joining Europe by sea, says the Irish Times. “Once merely a stepping stone for those desperately chasing their European dream, the North African country has now become the […]