23 September, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Morocco’s elections on 8 September delivered a shattering defeat for the ruling Parti de la Justice et Development (PJD) and brought an end to almost a decade of rule by political Islam. Although the party had been widely expected to fare worse in these polls...
26 August, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Morocco’s political class is firmly focused on the upcoming elections — general, regional and local — which are all due to take place on 8 September. The parties are fully engaged in campaigning, while pundits are mulling over possible election outcomes. ...
26 July, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
This month renewed tension erupted with Algeria after Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale (b.1951), made a series of controversial comments during a virtual meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement on 13 July. Referring to Algeria’s...
24 June, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
As Morocco’s elections draw ever closer and with the country’s political parties busy campaigning, the Istiqlal party is undergoing a major internal crisis which was triggered by a spat that has broken out in its upper echelons over who should represent Istiqlal...
23 April, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
On 14 April the Kingdom officially inaugurated its new Social Security Programme in a launch ceremony at the Royal Palace in Fez which was presided over by King Mohamed VI. The programme — which Economy and Finance Minister, Mohamed Benchaaboun, described as a...
25 March, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Cannabis production is big business in Morocco which is world’s largest producer with almost 50,000 hectares of land dedicated to cultivating the crop. Its mountainous topography and comparatively hot humid climate in certain parts of the country such as the Rif are...
