The government refuses to comment on the absence of Mustapha Ramid

Human Rights Minister Mustapha Ramid couldn’t make it to the government council held on Thursday once again. Asked by reporters, the Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi refused to comment on Ramid’s absence.

The Mediterranean basin experiences the worrying effects of climate change, says a study

In a new study, published Monday, researchers urge Mediterranean countries to scientifically address the worrying effects of climate change in the region.

Algeria’s Rally for Culture and Democracy supports the Polisario after its PAM’s alliance

Mohcine Belabbas, the secretary general of RCD in Algeria, has forgotten about his «alliance» with Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party. The man who was well received when visiting the Kingdom is now on good terms with the Polisario.

Despite MEPs’ mobilization, Nasser Zefzafi fails to win the Sakharov Prize

On Thursday, the European Parliament in Brussels announced that Ukranian filmmaker Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov was awarded the Sakharov Prize. Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi was among the three finalists who were nominated to win the award.

The Moroccan delegation and a Polisario representative clash at an AU meeting

During a meeting held this week at the African Parliament, a Moroccan representative and a person who represented the Polisario clashed. The meeting was temporarily suspended.

Aid for the camps : The Polisario Front urges Spanish NGOs to change their delivery means

The Polisario is intending to impose its own rules on Spanish associations that do not make use of caravans when sending aids to the inhabitants of the Tindouf camps.

Morocco and Spain violate the rights of migrants expelled from Melilla, say NGOs

About fifty migrants, among those who forced their way into Melilla, were sent back to Morocco. They will be immediately expelled to their countries of origin. According to NGOs, their expulsion is «illegal».

Virginity testing in Morocco, a practice that encourages discrimination and sexism

The World Health Organization has urged Morocco in a new report to eradicate virginity testing. The practice, according to Moroccan sociologists, encourages discrimination and social hypocrisy.

22 October 1956 : Ben Bella, King Mohammed V and the story of the re-routed plane

On the 22nd of October 1956, a plane carrying FLN leaders, including Algeria’s future president Ahmed Ben Bella, was re-routed by the French authorities. The trip was plotted by King Mohammed V.

The European Commission to grant Morocco 70 million euros to manage the migration crisis

Morocco and Spain will be granted 140 million euros to manage the current migration crisis. Rabat will receive 70 million euros to purchase border surveillance equipment, in addition to an annual sum of money.