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Former detainee in polisario jails, Fadel Breika, denounced before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, the trafficking in human beings prevailing in the camps of Tindouf, under the control of separatist militias, on Algerian territory. Speaking on Thursday, under the interactive dialogue with the UN rapporteur on human trafficking, as part of the […]
The World Bank approved Friday a $250 million loan to Morocco for the economic development of its North-Eastern region. The funding will help improve transport connectivity and enable private sector growth in the North-East region, notably around the development of the Nador West Med (NWM) maritime complex. Morocco is implementing a major infrastructure investment plan […]
Low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc has launched Thursday its first direct flight between Madrid and the Northeastern city of Nador. Air Arabia offers two weekly flights between Madrid and Nador, which are scheduled on Thursday and Sunday. The Madrid-Nador flight adds up to another connection of the company, linking Madrid to Tangier. From Barcelona, Air […]
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) have commended King Mohammed VI for the determined actions he took to improve women’s rights. The experts, who were taking part in Geneva in an event organized by civil society on the sidelines of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council […]
Marrakech is hosting a two-day high-level meeting of the heads of counterterrorism and security agencies of North African and Sahel countries. The meeting, held under the auspices of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, provides participants with a platform to debate strategies and approaches to strengthen regional cooperation on counter-terrorism issues, terrorist threat assessment, and […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until July 31, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this June 23, a draft […]
The World Bank has approved a $100 million additional financing for the Casablanca Municipal Support Program. The amount adds to the initial program of $200 million originally approved in 2017. The program supports the city’s financial and institutional strengthening under the Greater Casablanca Development Plan (Plan de Développement du Grand Casablanca, PDGC) with the aim […]
As the recruitment and exploitation of children in crises and political conflicts is a war crime under international humanitarian law. As the recruitment and exploitation of children in conflicts is a violation of the essence of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child and its annexed protocols and it requires no impunity. As […]
In a context of increasing repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Algerian security forces, hundreds of people have been arbitrarily arrested since the beginning of the peaceful movement Al hirak, including many human rights defenders who try to expose corruption and frauds in Algeria. This anti-corruption activism exposes human rights defenders to years of prison […]
Morocco and Israel have been reinforcing their political, economic and cultural ties since they resumed ties in 2020. Now came the turn of labor cooperation as Israel seeks to attract Moroccan health, construction and social protection workers, according to Moroccan and Israeli media. Ynetnews reported that the visit by Israeli interior minister to Morocco will […]