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...
28 January, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
The leadership of Morocco’s ruling Parti Justice et Développement (PJD) party is desperately trying to contain a backlash among its rank-and-file which has been prompted by Morocco’s recent normalisation of diplomatic relations with Israel. In December 2020, a...
18 December, 2020 | Menas Associates, Morocco
2021 will be an important year for Morocco because it will be dominated by the national, local and regional elections which may well deliver a new political configuration. Although the ruling Parti de la Justice et du Développement (PJD) is still likely to come...
29 October, 2020 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Morocco chalked up another diplomatic success this month when, on 27 October, the UAE announced it was planning to open a general consulate in Laayoune. This was confirmed during an October call between King Mohamed VI and Abu Dhabi’s de facto leader, Crown Prince...
