Days after he called women who campaign against punishing extramarital relations and abortion in Morocco «immoral», Moroccan scholar Ahmed Raissouni refused to apologize. Furthermore, the former head of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR) defended his position.
During the US-Morocco Strategic Dialogue, held Tuesday in Washington DC, the two countries discussed bilateral and international issues, without addressing the Western Sahara conflict.
The Polisario Front announced on Tuesday that it is not attending the Russia-Africa Summit which is scheduled to open on Wednesday in Sochi. The event is the first of its kind in the history of Russian-African relations, and not the African Union.
Since 1914, deposits of gas and oil in Morocco have attracted the attention of foreign companies, the French protectorate and even Moroccan authorities. While oil and gas exploration is on an ‘on and off’ basis over the years, no announcement by companies has confirmed the Kingdom's ambition to become an exporting country.