As part of her visit to Washington, D.C., for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, took part in a public panel organized by the North Africa Program at the Stimson Center. She discussed Morocco’s ongoing economic transformations, financial and investment reforms, and touched on relations with Israel. Responding to a question about the economic benefits of
Dans la ville italienne de Treia, près de Macerata, la police a finalement perdu patience avec un Marocain de 29 ans qui transformait son assignation à résidence en une porte tournante. Assigné à résidence pour des accusations liées à la drogue, l'homme aurait été surpris à tenter de s'échapper de son domicile plus de 20 fois, ont rapporté les médias locaux jeudi. Après des violations
En la localidad italiana de Treia, cerca de Macerata, la policía finalmente se cansó de un marroquí de 29 años que convertía su arresto domiciliario en una especie de puerta giratoria. El hombre, quien estaba bajo arresto domiciliario por cargos relacionados con drogas, habría intentado huir de su residencia en más de 20 ocasiones, según informaron los medios locales el pasado jueves. Ante estas reiteradas violaciones, los Carabinieri
On Thursday, the Spanish Civil Guard apprehended three Moroccan fishermen from the Belyounech region. The trio was caught red-handed while fishing a bluefin tuna weighing approximately 90 kilograms, a species protected by law and off-limits for capture. The newspaper «El Faro de Ceuta», citing official sources, reported that the Civil Guard's maritime unit intercepted the Moroccan vessel in the early hours near the entrance to the port of Ceuta. The illegally caught tuna was
Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah Alaoui told Reuters that the government plans to amend the upcoming budget proposal to prioritize spending on health and education, while allocating additional resources to reduce social inequalities. The move comes in response to recent protests led by the Generation Z movement, which has called for improved healthcare and education services, stronger anti-corruption measures, and criticized what it perceives as misplaced government
The Royal Gendarmerie has detained Abdellatif Sandil, a member of parliament from the National Rally of Independents (RNI), after stopping him on Tuesday evening at a judicial checkpoint in the Sidi Brahim Oasis area on the outskirts of Marrakech. According to Al-Akhbar newspaper, the arrest came after authorities discovered that he was wanted for issuing bad checks worth more than 1.3 million dirhams. The public prosecutor ordered that the MP, who represents the Rhamna electoral district, be
Members of the Amazigh Movement within the GenZ 212 framework announced on Wednesday that they are freezing their participation in the initiative, which seeks to unite Generation Z youth around demands for better public services in education and healthcare, as well as the fight against corruption. The dissenters accused the movement of straying from its founding principles and democratic spirit. In a statement, the signatories denounced what they described as «the instrumentalization of
In the Italian town of Treia, near Macerata, police finally ran out of patience with a 29-year-old Moroccan man who turned house arrest into a revolving door. Under house arrest for drug-related charges, the man was reportedly caught trying to escape from his home more than 20 times, local media reported on Thursday. After repeated violations, the Carabinieri executed a new order from the Ancona Public Prosecutor’s Office, revoking his house arrest and sending him straight to prison.
Risking the ire of Algeria and the Polisario, Staffan de Mistura has called for the resumption of the Round Table process, which has been stalled for several years. The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara also urged Algiers to take a constructive role by encouraging the Polisario Front to pursue a political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict.
After months of investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice has formally charged John Bolton, former National Security Advisor under Donald Trump, with the alleged mishandling of classified information. According to U.S. media, the indictment includes ten counts of illegal retention of classified material and eight counts of unauthorized transmission of information related to U.S. national defense. If convicted, Bolton faces up to ten years in prison for each count. On August 22, FBI agents