Ministry of the Interior Morocco

Morocco Opens Candidate Registration for September 8 General Elections

15 August 2021

Candidacies for the general elections of September 8, 2021 in Morocco will be received from August 16 to 25, 2021. This is what a press release from the Minister of the (…)

Morocco Confirms September 8 Elections Despite COVID-19 Concerns

8 August 2021

While rumors suggest a possible postponement of the communal and legislative elections due to the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom, Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the (…)

Morocco Tightens Vetting of Dual-Nationality Candidates Ahead of Municipal Elections

6 August 2021

The Ministry of the Interior has entrusted the general intelligence services with investigations into candidates for the municipal elections of September 8, in order to (…)

Morocco Challenges Pegasus Spyware Accusations, Demands Evidence from NGOs

5 August 2021

The lawyer mandated by Morocco in the Pegasus affair launched a few days ago a procedure which gave ten days to Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories to transmit the (…)

Morocco Denies Reports of Auxiliary Forces Members Seeking Asylum in Ceuta

3 August 2021

The information that four elements of the Auxiliary Forces had clandestinely joined the city of Ceuta is false, the Ministry of the Interior has just denied, referring to an (…)

Morocco Legalizes Cannabis for Medical and Industrial Use, Establishes Regulatory Agency

2 August 2021

Activities related to the cultivation, production, manufacture, transport and marketing of cannabis can now be carried out legally in Morocco. The Official Bulletin of July 22, (…)

Morocco Deploys Military Medical Teams to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

30 July 2021

To accelerate the pace of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19, a military medical team composed of doctors and nurses has been called in to reinforce the Ministry of (…)

Morocco Sues French Media Outlets Over Pegasus Spyware Allegations

28 July 2021

Judicial offensive by Morocco following the accusations made against it for espionage via the Pegasus software. The Moroccan authorities have filed a complaint in France (…)

PJD Leader Accuses Interior Ministry of ’Political Cruelty’ in Election List Removals

28 July 2021

The removal of several members of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) has angered Saâdeddine El Othmani, the head of government and also the secretary general of the (…)

Interior Ministry Defends Removal of PJD Members from Electoral Lists Amid Controversy

27 July 2021

The removal of several members of political parties from the electoral lists is not to the liking of certain bodies and members of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) (…)