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Twenty-five years ago, no one would have imagined that Morocco’s top exports would be cars. Morocco’s GDP, thanks to the King’s far-sighted approach, has more than doubled in a tough environment reaching some $130 billion, thanks to different economic policies spurred by the King. Industry has helped Morocco reduce dependence on the climate-vulnerable farming sector. […]
Tunisia’s Kais Saied, who made the unsurprising announcement of his re-election bid, has been using the judiciary to ban political opponents from partaking in October 6 elections, amid worsening economic prospects and social stability. Saied made his re-election bid public the same day a court in Tunis handed an eight-month in prison sentence to leader […]
The Algerian regime has been smacked with the remarks of U.S. Ambassador to Algeria Elizabeth Moore Aubin who affirmed that the American recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory is a “historical fact” and an irreversible decision as evidenced by the Biden Administration which has maintained the U.S. stand announced by former […]
The Atlantic Council, the U.S. State Department and Amnesty International have issued scathing reports on the deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia and sounded the alarm over the escalating repression and prosecution of opposition leaders ahead of upcoming presidential election scheduled for October. In its analysis on the worsening political crisis in Tunisia, the American […]
The Sahraoui Association for the defense of human rights (ASADEDH) sued Polisario separatist chief Brahim Ghali at Spain’s constitutional court for crimes against humanity. The association told Moroccan media that Ghali is involved in torture and summary executions in the camps of Tindouf, where the Algerian government delegated sovereignty to a ruthless separatist militia that […]
The US State Department has highlighted the assets that make of Morocco a magnet for foreign investments, such as its positive macro-economic policies, trade liberalization, and structural reforms. “Morocco actively encourages and facilitates foreign investment, particularly in export sectors like manufacturing, through positive macro-economic policies, trade liberalization, investment incentives, and structural reforms,” said the US […]
Tunisian autocrat Kais Saied is intensifying crackdown to silence potential rivals as he seeks re-election in the presidential elections due in October. The president has ordered a campaign against critical voices in the media and civil society, drawing criticism from rights watchdogs. The most recent measures against political opponents included the arrest of Lotfi Mraihi, […]
The Algerian regime has banned all music festivals across the country under the pretext of “solidarity with Gaza,” in a decision that many analysts see as a pre-emptive move to avert a return of the pro-democracy protests, known as the Hirak. The decision came just after Tebboune officially announced his -expected- bid to run for […]
Five Moroccan ministers attended the French National Day function at the residence of ambassador Christophe Lecourtier in Rabat. The attendance was interpreted as a positive sign in the development of French-Moroccan ties following France’s snap elections. Generally, only one or a few members of the Moroccan government attend national days held by different embassies in […]
As was expected, the civilian façade of the Algerian military regime Abdelmedjid Tebboune has officially announced that he will bid for a second term during the early elections he set for September 7. The announcement came in a video on the facebook page of the presidency, in which the president bragged about a “new Algeria.” […]