A number of leading detained activists from Al Hoceima and other towns in the Rif were reportedly called for “extensive” interrogations on Monday. Al Yaoum24 said that two activists detained in Casablanca’s Oukacha Prison were [ More … ]
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Omthmani has expressed his sadness and regret over the violent incidents in the city of Al Hoceima on Monday, the day of Eid al-Fitr, when clases renewed between protesters [ More … ]
Civil unrest has been gradually growing over recent months, initially sparked by the death of a fishmonger Around 50 protesters were arrested following violent clashes with Moroccan police in the northern city of Al-Hoceima during [ More … ]
Morocco’s efforts in renewable energy are paying their due. With installed capacity estimated at 892 megawatts, Morocco now ranks second in Africa and the Middle East (MEA) for wind farming. According to a recent study [ More … ]
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to reach 4.4 percent in 2017, while unemployment rates is expected to rise to more than 10 percent, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) forecasts. In 2017, the Moroccan economy is [ More … ]
In response to recent Saudi and Emirati media provocations, the Qatari channel Al Jazeera has issued a report defending Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara. The report criticizes a short documentary broadcasted by Saudi-owned channel [ More … ]
During the 19th session of the High Joint Commission of Morocco and Tunisia held in Rabat June 18 and 19, representatives of Morocco and Tunisia signed nine cooperation agreements in different fields. In the presence [ More … ]
“The partial liberalization of the exchange rate regime in Morocco will have a limited impact on the country’s banking sector,” Fitch Ratings said in a statement published today. Morocco launched the process of Dirham liberalization [ More … ]
The Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadath TV has considered Morocco an ‘occupation state’ for the Sahara, which indicated a silent diplomatic crisis between Rabat and Riyadh against the backdrop of the Gulf-Qatar crisis. This coincided with a similar [ More … ]
The king of Morocco, who has previously remained neutral, has offered to intervene in the ongoing Gulf diplomatic row, in order to ‘reduce tension’. The king of Morocco has offered to mediate in the diplomatic [ More … ]
The Moroccan parliament wants to know “everything” about what has happened in Al-Hoceima after calling for the rights of protesters. Morocco’s ruling party summoned the interior minister to discuss concerns over escalations in the Rif [ More … ]
Thousands of Moroccans held rallies for a sixth straight night, demanding that authorities release the leader of a political grassroots movement. Thousands of people held demonstrations in Morocco for the sixth night running on Wednesday, [ More … ]
The detainees will be investigated for “undermining the security of the state” following months of social unrest. Moroccan police have arrested 40 people in connection with protest movement that has shaken the country’s northern Rif [ More … ]
The United Nations’ refugee agency has urged North African neighbors to provide safe passage to dozens of Syrians who are stranded in a border zone between Algeria and Morocco. The United Nations’ refugee agency on [ More … ]
Morocco’s integration to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) presents great opportunities as well as challenges for the Kingdom, notably in terms of investment and economic cooperation, says the Moroccan Center of Economic [ More … ]
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