Morocco

Human Rights Watch has called on the Moroccan authorities not to use violence against teacher-trainee protesters and to investigate an incident during which Moroccan police attacked and beat peaceful...

The pre-2015 local election atmosphere is back in Morocco. A year-long campaign of criticism targeted the PJD-led government in stiff electoral competition in the run up to the 4...

First Deputy Speaker of the Moroccan Parliament Mohamed Yatim said that the "Arabic siege on Gaza is the most aggressive phenomenon," stressing on the "importance" of supporting the Palestinians,...

In a congratulatory letter to Polisario’s leader Mohamed Abdelaziz on the occasion of his re-election as the group’s Secretary-General, Bouteflika said: “It is an occasion to reiterate Algeria’s unchanged...

An overwhelming majority of Arabs oppose the so-called Daesh in Iraq and Syria, also known by its Arabic acronym of Daesh, a new poll has revealed. The Arab Centre...

The European Union yesterday allocated €5.27 million in financial support to Morocco to support Rabat’s efforts to integrate migrants into the local labour market. The European Union commission in...

As alert levels in Brussels ease gradually after weeks of vigilance over potential terrorism in the aftermath of the Paris attacks, Moroccan intelligence agencies are expected to have engaged...

Hundreds of Moroccans protested in Rabat yesterday demanding better human rights in the country, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported. The protest, which was organised by human rights organisations, started from...

Algeria and the Polisario Front welcomed on Friday the EU’s Court of Justice Court cancellation of a trade deal between the EU and Morocco because of its involvement in...

In Moroccan politics, the recurrence of — often hot — cultural frictions on such issues as personal freedoms, language policy or artistic events reveal hidden socio-political divergence. Their politicisation...

Belgium asked for Morocco’s help in its war against terror on Monday, noting that it would be in the form of security cooperation, Anadolu has reported. In a statement...

The Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel, has insisted that his country’s position on the Western Sahara conflict has not changed. “Algeria’s position on the Western...

Almost one third of Moroccan families have resorted to borrowing and falling into debt in order to cover their expenses as the monthly income of only 60.5 per cent...

Senior politicians in Morocco and Algeria have ruled out concerns that the mounting tension between the two countries could escalate into war over the situation in Western Sahara. They...

Moroccan King Mohammed VI issued an exceptional pardon yesterday for 4,215 prisoners, including 37 involved in cases of terrorism and 215 prisoners originating from the areas disputed over with...

The Gulf Cooperation Council is considering the possibility of expanding its power grid to Arab and European networks, a UAE official revealed yesterday. The Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry...

More than one third of cases registered in Moroccan courts are drugs related, the Ministry of Justice revealed on Monday. In a report the ministry said nearly 36 per...

Several political, ideological and cultural disagreements in Morocco have led parties, groups and social movements to polarise. While the heat of the recent local and regional election results has...

Moroccan King Mohamed IV yesterday called on Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to form the Arab Maghreb Union, the Anadolu Agency reported. In a letter to Bouteflika sent on the...

Algerian National People’s Assembly Speaker Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa reiterated his country’s support for the right to self-determination for the people of Western Sahara, Algeria’s state news agency APS...

The Moroccan prime minister said on Wednesday that the Palestinians who stand up to the Israeli occupation in order to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem are defending all Muslims....

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has adopted a resolution condemning Israel for restricting the freedom of worship at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque and for mishandling holy...

In the middle of the hot debates over the results of the recent second chamber elections in Morocco, news spread about the prospective arrival of Saudi public speaker Mohammed...

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investments in Morocco increased by 82 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013, the Moroccan Ministry of Finance said. The ministry explained in a report...

The European Union is supposed to have a foreign policy. It doesn’t call it a foreign policy; the EU calls it a “Neighbourhood Policy” for fear of giving the...

Morocco has condemned the systematic attacks by Jewish settlers, backed by the Israeli army, against unarmed Palestinians. In a statement published in Al-Maghribia newspaper on Wednesday, the ministry of...

The Moroccan government decided to boycott Swedish companies yesterday following the government in Stockholm’s “determination” to support what is known as the “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic”, established unilaterally by...

The Moroccan Foreign Ministry has called the Swedish ambassador in Rabat to protest against the Swedish government’s intention to recognise the Democratic Sahrawi Republic (SADR), a ministry official said....

In the context of the struggle between the waves of revolution and counter-revolution in the MENA region Morocco witnessed local and regional elections this week, the first after the...

The Justice and Development Party has tripled its share of seats in the joint elections (municipal and provincial), which took place on Friday. The Party moved from 1,600 seats in...

Morocco's prime minister called on Tuesday for the people of his country to participate in the local and regional elections to be held later this week. Abdelilah Benkirane made...

Among the Arab Spring developments, Morocco has positioned itself as an exceptional political experience in the region. The monarchy, Islamist-led government and opposition parties and groups have generally agreed...