Last week, in the northeastern city of Taza, local media reported clashes between demonstrators and security forces. The tensions started on January the 4th, when students organized protests to claim social and economic grievances. However, the demonstrations turned into clashes. On Wedensday, February 1st, ...

1 of the 5 Moroccans who set themselves on fire last week has died from his injuries. Abdelwahab Zaydoun, who holds a master's degree in law, was confirmed dead by his wife, Amina Naddam, who said, "I saw him in the ...

Moroccan rapper Mouad Belrhouat, whose goes by the moniker El-Haqed or "The Sullen One," has been released from a Casablanca prison after serving four months for assault, a charge which his lawyers say was a ploy to stifle the singer. ...

The recently-passed omnibus package for Fiscal Year 2012 includes the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. For Morocco, foreign military financing will not be appropriated until a report is submitted about steps being taken to ensure various freedoms in ...

According to Magharebia, Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has introduced "an action plan to integrate human rights principles into the kingdom's national policy." CNDH Secretary-General Mohamed Sebbar said, "The general goal of this plan, which includes several measures concerning various aspects ...

Abdelilah Benkirane, Morocco's new PM, has stated, "There will be no change to the kingdom's long-standing alliances with Western powers." The prime minister iterated that it is "unthinkable" to reconsider Morocco's historic alliances with the West, which are based on ...

Abdelilah Benkirane, the secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), has been named Morocco's new prime minister with the task of forming a coalition government. King Mohammed VI made the announcement due to new laws that

POMED Senior Research Associate Daphne McCurdy analyzes the political landscape in Morocco through the lens of last week's parliamentary elections. McCurdy, in an article for Foreign Policy, contends that "the current path of reform initiated by the monarchy is ...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended "the peaceful staging of legislative elections in Morocco," while calling for the incoming government to respond to the aspirations of all Moroccans. He lauded the conduct of the polls and encouraged the new government to ...

Morocco held its first parliamentary elections on Friday since a new constitution was approved by a referendum in July, which provided for a more empowered parliament. Moroccan Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui said around 45 per cent of registered ...

MMoroccan opposition activists have increased calls for boycotting this week's parliamentary election, stating "it will produce a corrupt assembly unwilling to implement the radical reforms they believe the country needs." "We are calling for a boycott because the constitution ...

Thousands of people gathered throughout Morocco to urge a boycott of the forthcoming elections in demostrations called for by the February 20 movement. Many protesters claimed that the vote, scheduled for November 25, will not be ...

According to Al Arabiya, thousands of pro-democracy activists demonstrated in Casablanca, calling for a boycott of elections later this month. Morocco’s parliamentary elections are part of a government-initiated reform process in response to pro-democracy demonstrations, and the article says "voter turnout ...

Morocco's Coalition for Democracy announced a four-year plan detailing three "realistic and achievable" aims for "a modern and progressive society." The coalition is comprised of eight political parties who agreed to the joint manifesto. The parties' first goal ...

U.S. State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Lorraine Hariton is leading a delegation of "American entrepreneurs, early-stage investors, non-governmental organization representatives, and academics" to Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. The visit, which began October 27 and ...

Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated in dozens of cities calling for a boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections. The pro-democracy activists contend that the elections will only give credibility to an undemocratic regime. The protests are the latest in a ...

Morocco is currently hosting the UN Convention Against Corruption Fourth Conference of the States Parties in Marrakesh. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the  Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs M. Brooke Darby delivered an opening statement: "I ...