Mar 29, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
With the ratification of Law No,17 of 2019, King Mohammed VI now possesses the authority to appoint senior posts to two additional institutions, Caisse marocaine d’assurance maladie (CMAM) health insurance fund and the Al-Ithmar al-Mawarid sovereign wealth fund...
Mar 7, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Morocco recalls its ambassador to Riyadh, Mustafa Al-Mansouri (centre) Moroccan-Saudi relations have continued to deteriorate and reached their nadir in early February when Rabat recalled its ambassador to Riyadh, Mustafa Al-Mansouri, ‘for consultations’. This action...
Feb 7, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
The reopening of the case against prominent leader of the Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD), Abdelali Hamidine (above), is one of a series of scandals that is rocking the ruling party The ruling Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD) is undergoing...
Dec 20, 2018 | Menas Associates, Morocco
The EU announced on 14 December that it would commit an additional €118 million (US$133 million) to help Morocco tackle human trafficking and strengthen border management. The approved projects mean that the EU has pledged €148 million (US$167 million) to Morocco in...
Nov 21, 2018 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Rai al-Youm — an online Arabic language newspaper that is critical of the Saudi government — reported from ‘well-informed sources’ that, despite multiple requests from Riyadh, the Moroccan government has refused to extradite Prince Mansour bin Abdullah al-Saud who is...
Oct 25, 2018 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI’s 12 October speech to both Houses of Parliament in Rabat to open the new legislative year mainly focused on the disparity between economic development in the country’s rural and urban areas, and the subsequent need for rural...
