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King Mohammed VI shares the sadness of all those who have been touched, following the death of Jean Daniel, founder, director and editorialist of the Nouvel Observateur. He sent a message of condolences to Michèle and Sarah Daniel to express his closeness of thought for this great loss.
As part of the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, on Monday in Geneva, Morocco was cited for the many efforts made to enshrine the principles of human rights. It was an opportune time for the Minister of State for Human Rights to extol the merits of the Kingdom’s legal arsenal.
Violence in North and West Africa is intensifying, according to the new report of the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). More than 60,000 people were killed between 2015 and 2019, according to the same report, which commends Morocco for managing to rise above this escalation of violence in the region.
Morocco is witnessing an awakening of political parties who, behind the scenes, would be conducting intense consultations for a rapid change at the head of the government. Three parties from the former democratic Koutla would be the initiators of these consultations on all fronts.
The president of the Île-de-France region proposes to "put an end to the foreign financing of mosques", in an interview with the Journal du dimanche (JDD) of February 23. She believes that the rule in force for political parties should be applied to places of worship.
The Kuwaiti ambassador to Rabat, Abdellatif al Yahya, denies any intervention by his country’s embassy in the case of the Kuwaiti, indicted for indecent assault against a girl under 14 years old. During a press conference held on Saturday, the ambassador denounces what he calls "a great dramatization of the case of the alleged pedophilia by the media".
The Masaktach collective has called on women victims of violence to break the wall of silence and anonymously recount the drama they have experienced. Since then, testimonies have been pouring in from all sides, showing the hell of violence that some women are forced to face every day.
Thousands of Moroccans marched through the streets of Casablanca on Sunday to demand the establishment of "true democracy". The protesters denounced, among other setbacks of the current management of the country, social inequalities and "the arbitrary detention of political prisoners".
The year 2020 is starting on a better note for the Hassan 1st airport in Laâyoune. Passenger traffic recorded a 27.81% increase, according to data provided by the National Airports Office (ONDA).
All Moroccans have their stone to contribute to the development process of their country. It is in this context that Chakib Benmoussa, the president of the special commission on the development model (CSMD), accompanied by the CEO of the OCP group, Mostafa Terrab, held, Thursday in Paris, a meeting of exchanges and sharing with Moroccans residing in France.
The two cities of Guelmim and Las Palmas will finally be connected by two weekly flights, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The inaugural flight is scheduled for March 3rd.
The city of Khenifra experienced an extraordinary incident on Friday. A police officer caused panic among his colleagues by climbing onto the roof of a police station building, with the intention of jumping.