Laâyoune’s New Desalination Plant Set to Boost Morocco’s Water Supply
20 July 2022
The seawater desalination plant installed in Laâyoune as part of strengthening the national drinking water supply will soon be operational.
Nizar Baraka
Morocco Cracks Down on Water-Intensive Cannabis Strains Amid Drought Concerns
14 July 2022
Faced with the proliferation of plantations of new cannabis varieties that consume a lot of water and consequently deplete the groundwater in the North, Nizar Baraka, Minister (…)
Moroccan Diaspora’s Record Remittances Bolster Economy Amid Pandemic, Party Leader Says
17 May 2022
The Istiqlal party has praised the resilience of the Moroccan economy during the Covid-19 crisis, emphasizing the contribution of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) through their (…)
Marrakech Faces Water Crisis: $52 Million Emergency Plan to Combat Severe Drought
10 March 2022
Severe drought is affecting the Marrakech-Safi region. To remedy the situation and avoid a disruption in water supply, the authorities are committed to urgently mobilizing 522 (…)
Morocco Aims to Modernize Ports as Traffic Projected to Grow 2.4% in 2022
2 January 2022
In anticipation of a recovery in port activity in Morocco, the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, announced a wave of modernization of the means during the year 2022.
Istiqlal Party Agrees to Join Morocco’s Next Government Coalition
20 September 2021
The Istiqlal Party (PI) is ready to participate in the next government. This is the decision taken by the National Council of the political party, at the end of the proceedings (…)
Moroccan Istiqlal Party Slams Spain’s Decision to Host Polisario Leader
10 May 2021
Alongside the various diplomatic statements, the Istiqlal party has strongly criticized the decision of Spain to host the leader of the separatists, Brahim Ghali, with the (…)
Istiqlal Party Pushes for Voting Rights of Moroccan Expatriates in 2021 Elections
15 January 2021
Moroccans residing abroad must exercise their constitutional rights to be voters and eligible in elections within the framework of full citizenship. This concern was at the (…)
Morocco’s Poverty Crisis Deepens: 1 Million New Poor Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
2 October 2020
It is a very critical assessment that the Secretary General of the Istiqlal party has made. After nearly 4 years in power, the government of El Othmani has distinguished itself (…)
Morocco’s Istiqlal Party Proposes Universal Income for Poorest as Part of Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan
9 June 2020
In the run-up to the "deconfinement" of June 10, the Secretary General of the Istiqlal, Nizar Baraka, presented on Friday the main lines of his party’s Memorandum in the (…)