Fourteen Terrorists Jailed in Morocco
The appellate court in Morocco has sentenced fourteen members of a radical terror group called ‘Fath Al Andalous’ (Andalusia Conquest) yesterday in Salé, near Rabat. Rachid Zerbani, who is considered the main accused and the leader of this terror cell, was given a fifteen-year prison terms and a fine of 500.000 dirham ($ 63,000). The [...]
Morocco Launches First Amazigh TV Channel
In a party organised yesterday in hotel Hassaan in Rabat, the Communication Minister and the government’s official spokesperson, Khalid Naciri, announced the launch of the Moroccan Amzigh TV. The launch of Amzigh TV is considered a very important event in the Moroccan audio-visual field. It is the eighth Moroccan TV channel that uses Tarifit, Tamazight, [...]
U.S. and Morocco to Work on Common Interests
The Moroccan government, chaired by the Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, met the US Congress Delegation, led by Senator Jude Gregg, on Tuesday in Rabat to discuss their common interests and bilateral relations. The meeting shed light mainly on three issues: Morocco’s territorial integrity, the Palestinian cause, and the bilateral cooperation between the United States [...]
Big Changes in Morocco as Government Moves Towards Regionalisation
Two political events have accentuated the Moroccan political scene in the last two days: the launch of the Advisory Committee on Regionalisation on Sunday and the government reshuffle on Monday, both appointed by HM King Mohamed VI. The Advisory Committee on Regionalisation comes along to serve in the regionalisation policy that Morocco is up to [...]
Cabinet Reshuffle in Morocco as Interior Minister is Replaced
A former supreme court president has been named as the new Moroccan Interior Minister in a reshuffle that coincides with plans to shift some government powers to the north African country’s regions. The new Minister, Taib Cherkaoui, was born in 1949, and was a was a state prosecutor before he took over as president of [...]
