Morocco
Morocco to Phase Out Subsidies on Sugar, Flour, and Butane Gas by 2023
As of 2023, lump sugar and soft wheat flour will see their state subsidies completely eliminated. This measure also concerns butane gas, but will be done in two stages.
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Moroccan government
Morocco
Morocco Reinstates Nightly Curfew as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Moroccans must be more patient in the face of the series of measures the government intends to take to fight the spread of the new Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Thus, from July 23, from 11 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., travel is prohibited, except in case of extreme emergency and necessity.
Morocco
Morocco Boosts Health Sector Funding by 25%, Aims for 10% of National Budget
The budget allocated to the health sector in Morocco has increased by 25% between 2016 and 2020. This was stated this week by the Head of Government during the presentation of the progress report on the government’s action.
Morocco
Moroccan Author's Legacy at Risk: Call to Preserve Edmond Amran El Maleh's Works
The works of the Moroccan writer Edmond Amran El Maleh are gradually disappearing from reading centers and libraries. Concerned, the novelist Mohammed Said Hjiouij has alerted the royal advisor André Azoulay.
Morocco
Morocco Delays Decision on Raising Public Sector Retirement Age to 63
The project providing for the increase in the retirement age to 63 years in Morocco , for those registered in the Collective Retirement Allocation Scheme (RCAR), is still pending validation. On Thursday, the Council of Government postponed its final decision without explanation.
Morocco
Government Rejects Bill to Protect Cannabis Growers from False Accusations
The bill presented by the constitutional assembly group and relating to slanderous denunciation targeting cannabis growers has not been approved by the Minister of Justice, who considers that this offense and the related sanctions are already taken into account in the Penal Code.
Morocco
Morocco Sees Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Government Urges Caution
Due to the epidemiological situation related to the coronavirus pandemic in Morocco in recent days, the Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani , calls on the population to be more vigilant and cautious. Over the past two weeks, the kingdom has recorded an increase in cases of contamination and active cases, as well as an increase in critical cases and a high occupancy rate in hospitals.
Morocco
Morocco Aims to Expand Fiber Optic Internet to Half its Population by 2025
Morocco is showing its ambition in fiber optics. The Head of Government has just stated, on the occasion of the Board of Directors of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT), that he wants to fiber at least 50% of the Moroccan population by 2025.
Morocco
Moroccan Human Rights Minister Reportedly Resigns from Ruling Party Amid Health Concerns
After months of absence, the Minister of State in charge of Human Rights and Relations with Parliament, Mustapha Ramid is said to have submitted his resignation from the PJD to Saad-Eddine El Othmani.
Morocco
Morocco's Government Avoids Opposition Censure Motion at Last Minute
The government led by Saâd Eddine El Othmani narrowly escaped a motion of censure prepared by the opposition parties (PAM, Istiqlal and PPS).
Spain
Morocco's Migrant Crisis: Diplomatic Tensions Escalate with Spain and EU
The overheated relations between Madrid and Rabat will allow, in an irreversible way, to get Morocco out of the clichés under which it appears in the eyes of Spain and even of Europe as a whole. This is the opinion of the French daily Le Monde which analyzes the migration issue from different diplomatic and geopolitical angles.
Morocco
Violent Protests Erupt in Fnideq as Residents Demand Jobs Promised by Moroccan Government
The residents of Fnideq have once again demonstrated in the streets of the city, but this time violently and in blood. They accuse the government of not having honored its promise, made last February, to employ thousands of people in the commune.