Residents of Figuig have been demonstrating for over three months against their municipality's decision to delegate water and electricity management to the regional intercommunal group, Oriental Distribution. The arrest of some protest figures yesterday has reportedly heightened tensions.
The controversy over the ban on Tarawih prayers arose on the evening of the first day of Ramadan. In Tangier and M’Diq people took to the streets to denounce the decision.
After working for 10 months in difficult conditions, the House of Councilors has decided to dissolve a parliamentary committee set up to inquire into Jerada's closed mines. The body was expected to reveal the details of a 21-year-old agreement.