Ministry of the Interior Morocco

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• Morocco’s Military Service Drive Attracts 134,000 Young Volunteers, Including 14,000 Women
  10 June 2019, by Kamal

  The call for military service has found a favorable echo among young Moroccans aged 19 to 25. 134,000 candidates answered the call, including 14,000 girls.
  The census operation, which ended on June 7, was a great success, according to a statement from the Minister of the Interior. 133,820 registered candidates responded to the ministry’s call and filled out the form. The female gender represents 10% of the candidates, 13,614.
  Due to the large influx of candidates, a meeting is scheduled (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Thwart Daesh-Linked Terror Plot in Marrakech Region
  25 June 2019, by Said

  Aged between 25 and 40, its members were active in the ochre city, indicates the Ministry of the Interior, in a press release, according to which they were affiliated with the terrorist group, Daesh.
  During the investigation conducted by the services of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), it was found that the four individuals had taken up residence on a farm in the Ourika Commune, belonging to the family of one of the members of this cell. On site, the police seized (…)

• Cedar Forests in Morocco’s Rif Region Cleared for Cannabis Cultivation, NGO Claims
  25 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Confederation of Sanhaja Associations of the Rif is angry with the municipal councilors. According to a press release from the Confederation, "several municipal officials are involved in the felling of large areas within the cedar forests, in the Beni Bounssar region, near Ketama, areas intended for kif cultivation".
  Al Massae, cited by Le360, reported the media outing of the largest associative confederation in the Sanhaja region. The Daily reports that, following the denunciations of (…)

• Casablanca Airport Strike Ends: Baggage Handlers Reach Deal After 8-Week Standoff
  4 July 2019, by Kamal

  The strike by baggage handlers at Mohammed V Airport has just ended, following a social pact signed on Tuesday, July 2, between the various stakeholders, on the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior. The baggage handlers finally prevailed, after eight weeks of strike and negotiations.
  The "Marhaba" 2019 operation experienced disruptions due to the strike led by the baggage handlers of the GPI company at Mohammed V Airport. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) had received several complaints from (…)

• Senior Moroccan Interior Ministry Official Dies from COVID-19
  23 October 2020, by Ginette

  A senior official from the Ministry of the Interior has been swept away by covid-19. It is Mohamed Yessef, who was the Secretary General of the Directorate of Security and Documentation under the General Directorate of Internal Affairs.
  Covid-19 continues to sow its share of sadness in the ranks of the population. It knows neither physical condition, nor social status, nor sectors of activity. It has taken away a collaborator and senior official from the ministry led by Abdelouafi Laftit, (…)

• Trainee Students Arrested for Fatal Beating of Classmate in Casablanca
  26 June 2021, by Armel

  The judicial police brigade of the Rhana district in Casablanca arrested, on Monday morning, two individuals suspected of having beaten to death their classmate with a stick.
  According to the preliminary investigation, the crime was committed by three trainee individuals all belonging to the same vocational school.
  For reasons not yet elucidated, the suspects aged 20 and 21 and their accomplice, beat the victim, which resulted in injuries causing his death.
  For now, the two suspects (…)

• Morocco Standardizes Birth Certificates to Protect Children’s Rights and Identity
  22 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Unifying the content of birth certificates and medical certificates, to determine age, based on the principles of sex, the right to identity, the right to non-discrimination and the right to health. This is the objective of the operation to standardize birth certificates and medical certificates, to determine the approximate age.
  This operation, which is part of the national campaign for the registration of children in the civil status, also aims to define the rule for the delivery of (…)

• Morocco Launches Corruption Probe into Public Contract Awards Across 40 Regions
  20 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Following numerous complaints from entrepreneurs on the grounds of accusations of corruption, the Ministry of the Interior is investigating public contracts awarded to "friendly" companies in wilayas and provinces.
  During a meeting with senior officials of the General Inspectorate of Territorial Administration, Zineb El Adaoui, Wali and Inspector General of the Ministry of the Interior, decided to schedule about fifty field inspection visits, reports the daily Assabah. The objective is to (…)

• Morocco’s Interior Ministry Reshuffles Leadership Ahead of Government Overhaul
  31 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Pending the ministerial reshuffle expected in the coming weeks, the Ministry of the Interior has also decided to renew its executives.
  In Morocco, each ministerial department is trying to get in step. This decision comes after the royal speech of July 29, 2019, which invited the Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Otmani, to "submit proposals to renew and enrich positions of responsibility, both within the Government and in the Administration".
  The Ministry of the Interior has embarked (…)

• Spain and Morocco to Bolster Cooperation on Migration Control and Security
  4 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  A working meeting is scheduled between Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska this Wednesday in Rabat and his counterpart Abdelouafi Laftit. To this end, the head of the Spanish Interior Department arrived in Morocco on Tuesday, according to a statement from his department.
  According to Le360.ma, this meeting between the two Interior Ministers aims to strengthen cooperation between Spain and Morocco in the area of migration flow control and the fight against human trafficking (…)