By Mohammed Mouad Chahbane Morocco World News Marrakesh, May 23, 2013 Contacts are believed to be underway between the PJD leadership and one of the leading parties of the opposition over the possibility of forming a new coalition government. According to the Moroccan daily Al Alam, the official newspaper of the Itsiqlal Party (IP), contacts are underway between the Party of Justice and Development’s leader ...

Rabat, February 4, 2013 Morocco World News Demand to open an investigation into the death of the student Mohammed El-Fizazy after the violent intervention of Quick Response Forces in the university campus Sais-Fez. Greetings, The Moroccan Coalition of Human Rights Boards has followed with great concern the events in the university campus Sais-Fez on January 14th, which resulted in the storming of the univer ...

By Hamza El Mounhi Morocco World News Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2013 I heard this week a vehement-as-always speech delivered by the Head of our government before members of parliament. He gave a set of measures to develop rural areas. Classic public policy schemes: the state will create a fund, an agency, set up a ministerial delegation etc. I was very happy though. It is the first time that we are thin ...

By Jamal Saidi Morocco World News Casablanca, January 02, 2013 The PJD MPs, along with several other members of parliament have decided to demand the president of the government to apologize to the legislative house. The request came as a reaction to what they described as “the insult,” following the beating of Abdessamad El Idrissi, a PJD MP, by security forces in front of the parliament. Last Thursday, th ...

By Jamal Boubakri Morocco World News Washington D.C., December 30, 2012 Morocco World News nominated Mr. Abelilah Benkirane as person of the year for 2012. His powerful position as “Head of government” has put him in the spotlight since last year’s elections. As a result of the Arab Spring movement, Morocco accelerated its pace of reforms, resulting in the adoption of a new constitution and the holding of e ...

Morocco World News with Maghreb Intelligence Rabat, December 24, 2012 On Monday, December 17 in the afternoon, Driss Lachgar couldn't get over his surprise victory in Congress when he receives a call from the royal palace, congratulating him after his election as first secretary of a political party which was very much liked by Moroccans and the monarchy fifteen years ago. This call follows a congratulatory ...

By Leila Hanafi Morocco World News Washington, December 16, 2012 December commemorates Human Rights month, a high point around the world in honor of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global enunciation of human rights. For Moroccan Human Rights organizations, this presented an opportunity to convene a week long caravan to assess Morocco’s human rights develo ...

RABAT, Dec 13, 2012 (AFP) Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane said Thursday the kingdom would not tolerate the media implicating the king in political party rivalry, in reference to the withdrawal of an AFP journalist's accreditation. The government decided to suspend Omar Brouksy's press accreditation on October 4, in response to a story he wrote that referred to the participation in a Tangiers by- ...

RABAT, Dec 13, 2012 (AFP) Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane said Thursday the kingdom would not tolerate the media implicating the king in political party rivalry, in reference to the withdrawal of an AFP journalist's accreditation. The government decided to suspend Omar Brouksy's press accreditation on October 4, in response to a story he wrote that referred to the participation in a Tangiers by- ...

By Siham Ali Rabat, December 9, 2012 Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane responded to critics last week who accuse his government of backtracking on civil liberties. The head of government answered tough questions from Parliamentarians from the Chamber of Representatives on November 30th related to a "decline in civil liberties". Opposition MPs claim there has been a more frequent use of violence to ...

By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, December 9, 2012 In a meeting with his party members last Sunday in Rabat, Abdelilah Benkirane, Morocco’s head of government, expressed his determination to put an end to the state’s support for fuels (including gas used for house-hold needs) and basic goods through reforming the compensation scheme. According to Benkirane, social assistance, expected not to ex ...

Morocco World News with Maghreb Intelligence Rabat, December 7, 2012 "By accepting minor ministerial posts in the Benkirane's government, Abbas El Fassi has affected the Istiqlal's chances in the next elections," Hamid Chabat is alleged to have told his followers after he became the Secretary General of the Moroccan nationalist party. Indeed, the new leader of the Istiqlal never misses an opportunity to und ...