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Spanish socialist PSOE sealed a deal with the far-left Sumar coalition to end the political limbo in the country in a breakthrough agreement that includes abandoning support for the Polisario separatists. Under the outgoing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain has backed Morocco’s autonomy plan in the Sahara territory as the “sole” political […]
The Algerian government, the civilian façade of the military regime, has ordered the prohibition of strikes by all labor unions in the latest blow to civil liberties in the country. Prime minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane has made public an anti-constitutional decree that bans striking across the public sector and the tiny private sector in the state-dominated […]
Thanks to tips and accurate information provided by Morocco’s General Directorate for the Surveillance of the National Territory (DGST) to the German intelligence services, a German-Egyptian national who was planning large-scale terrorist attacks in Germany, including a ramming attack, has been identified and arrested. The vigilance of Moroccan services have thus spared Germany a massacre. […]
The Algerian regime has put its football league matches on hold under the pretext of “solidarity with Palestine” 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 Hirak has forced the late then ailing Bouteflika to give up a fourth […]
Morocco plans to increase spending on social protection to 5 billion dollars annually, covering mandatory health insurance, direct cash handouts to needy social categories, and housing acquisition aid, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch said. Speaking to members of Parliament, Akhannouch said the measures are in implementation of the King’s directives to move towards a […]
Morocco’s automotive exports reached $8.8 billion between January and August this year, a jump of 35.6% year on year, says “FDI Intelligence” in its latest report on the investment opportunities offered in the North African Kingdom. This impressive growth highlights the sector’s leading position in the country’s overall exportation, as it outperforms the sectors of […]
King Mohammed VI has appointed at the Ministers’ Council he chaired Thursday in Rabat six ambassadors, namely to the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, France, China, and the United States of America. This diplomatic movement, described by analysts of the news website Le360 as “qualitative”, concerned six strategic countries, with which Morocco maintains historical ties, […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has added housing assistance to a list of ambitious projects that aim to strengthen the foundations of the social state in Morocco. The new housing assistance aims to help the poor and the middle classes access decent housing. The new measures, announced by the Royal Office following […]
King Mohammed VI has lauded the resilience and the values of solidarity & social cohesion shown by Moroccans of all walks of life following the earthquake that struck Morocco on Sept.08. In a speech delivered Friday at the opening of the fall session of the Parliament, which was attended by President of World Bank Group […]
King Mohammed VI has called for strengthening the spirit that drives multilateralism to preserve the world’s stability and peace, stressing the need to boost synergies to address common global climate and socioeconomic challenges. In a message to the main plenary of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that […]