King Mohammed VI Urges Action on Water Supply for Morocco’s North and Northeast
21 April 2019
A press release from the Royal Cabinet reports on a working session on the water issue, chaired by Mohammed VI at the Royal Palace in Rabat last Thursday.
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Moroccan Students Launch Nanosatellites to Study Climate Change
21 April 2019
Students from the National School of Computer Science and Systems Analysis (ENSIAS) have succeeded in developing two nanosatellites, intended for the study of the atmosphere (…)
Morocco Tightens Market Controls to Combat Ramadan Price Gouging
21 April 2019
The very common cheating practices during the Ramadan period will not be allowed. This is at least what the teams of the Ministry of the Interior intend to defend, as they are (…)
Moroccan Medical Students Protest, Demand Reforms as Government Offers Concessions
21 April 2019
More than 10,000 medical students organized a march on Thursday, April 18, in Rabat, and threaten a blank year. The two supervising ministries are proposing a dozen measures to (…)
Disabled Man in Morocco Mistakenly Summoned for Military Service, Sparks Outrage
20 April 2019
A young man in a wheelchair for many years, from Guelmim, has just received a summons to fill out the census form and perform his military service. The residents of the region (…)
Hackers Target Middle East: Moroccan Officials Among 240 Victims in "Gaza Band" Cyberattack
20 April 2019
Cyber-hackers calling themselves the "Gaza Band" are said to have hacked several accounts of Moroccan individuals and structures, as well as other nationalities, all of whom (…)
Rabat Court Rules Wheel Clamps Illegal, Motorists Win Lawsuit Against Parking Company
20 April 2019
The administrative court of Rabat heard four cases whose judgments were handed down last Monday. In these cases pitting SOMAGEC against motorists in Tangier, the victory went (…)
Moroccan Parliament Faces Scrutiny as Only 17 of 395 Deputies Attend Session
20 April 2019
Last Thursday, truancy seems to have been preferred by most Moroccan deputies. 395 were expected, only 17 showed up. And this did not please a deputy who was there.
Morocco Ranks 135th in Press Freedom as Journalists Face Ongoing Trials, RSF Reports
20 April 2019
The annual report produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) assigns an unfavorable position to Morocco. Indeed, as last year, the kingdom, which does not seem to have made (…)
Mass Exodus: Over 300 Moroccan Public Sector Doctors Submit Resignations Amid Healthcare Crisis
20 April 2019
Since last November, collective resignations of public sector doctors have been pouring in to the regional directorates of the Ministry of Health.