Abdelilah Benkirane

Moroccan Ex-PM Benkirane Reveals Multiple Resignation Attempts to King Mohammed VI

17 September 2024

The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, recently confided that he had repeatedly asked King Mohammed VI to dismiss him from (…)

Moroccan Political Leader Condemns Rapper ElGrandeToto’s Influence on Youth

14 September 2024

Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), has strongly criticized ElGrandeToto for his alleged negative influence on Moroccan youth. (…)

Morocco’s Opposition Leader Slams Proposal to Decriminalize Adultery, Warns of ’Societal Drift’

13 September 2024

The Secretary-General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, strongly criticized, on Thursday, during the 18th national youth forum of his party, (…)

Former Moroccan PM Urges Algeria to Mend Ties with Morocco, Heed King’s Outreach

24 May 2024

Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development, invites Algeria to accept the outstretched hand of King Mohammed VI, and also calls on Algerian (…)

Moroccan Opposition Leader Criticizes French PM’s Sexuality, Sparking Controversy

26 February 2024

While LGBT associations see the promotion of Gabriel Attal as "progress", this is not the case for Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and (…)

Former Moroccan PM Sparks Controversy with Remarks on Gender Equality and Child Marriage

21 February 2024

In a speech in Marrakech, former Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane made controversial statements about gender equality and the marriage of minors.

Moroccan Opposition Leader Urges King to Pardon Jailed Journalists and Activists

15 January 2024

The situation of imprisoned journalists, bloggers and opinion leaders is a concern for the Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, (…)

Moroccan Islamist Leader Opposes Gender Equality in Family Code Reform

16 November 2023

The Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, has strongly criticized the feminist movement that is campaigning for gender equality in (…)

Moroccan Opposition Leader Calls for End to Israel Ties Amid Gaza Conflict

11 November 2023

The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, demanded on Thursday the severing of relations between Morocco and Israel. The leader (…)

Moroccan Opposition Leader Defends Hamas, Rejects ’Terrorist’ Label

10 November 2023

While the war between Israel and Hamas has been raging for more than a month now, Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), is (…)