Morocco was ranked 78th among 128 countries by the 2017 Social Progress Index, a multi-indicator index that assesses the social and environmental performance of different countries. The annual survey identifies Morocco as one of the lower middle social progress nations.
Global poverty could be reduced through universal, primary and secondary education, according to UNESCO. On the basis of that fact, the UN has put in place a program to eradicate global poverty by 2030. Meamwhile, the UNESCO's Institute for Statistics published a new set of data showing that this very ambitious objective is hard to be maintained. Details.
The father of the detained, Mortada Lamrachen passed away yesterday night. The deceased's has been in a critical condition after his son was arrested and transferred to the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) in Sale, where he spent eleven days in custody. He is being prosecuted for terrorism. On Social media, calls are made to go on a general strike in Al Hoceima just after the funeral. Mortada should attend his father's funeral. Internet users demanded that
Two old five-storey buildings located in Sanhaja at Sidi Boujida, Fes collapsed on Thursday night without causing casualties local officials said. According to the same source, this collapse occurred around 8 pm, after the completion of a demolition operation carried out by a company to fight against substandard housing. The families, who lived in the two buildings listed by the Public Tests and Studies Laboratory (LPEE) as dangerous, have recently been rehoused, the same sources said,
The Syrian refugees who have been stranded in the borders separating Morocco and Algeria have finally been allowed to enter the Moroccan territory. Following the orders of King Mohammed VI «the 28 Syrian refugees entered Morocco after enduring harsh living conditions near the border town of Figuig», Middle East Monitor reports. The 28 Syrian refugees were helped get out of the buffer zone in Figuig heading to Rabat when they were received yesterday at the headquarters of the
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations managed on Thursday to dismantle a terrorist cell connected to the so-called «Islamic State» which included four extremists and operates in the city of Essaouira. According to the Ministry of Interior, the raid, which is part of the efforts put forward to counter terrorist threats aimed at undermining the security and stability of the Kingdom, resulted in the seizure of a series of knives and electronic devices, in addition to a
The French Development Agency (AFD) has just signed two new financing agreements for the benefit of the Moroccan educational sector worth 80.5 million Euros. With the presence of Mohamed Boussaïd, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Hassad, Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jean-François Girault, Ambassador of France to Morocco and Eric Baulard, director of AFD in Morocco, the agreements were signed on 22nd of
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today that the police allegedly «severely beat» the detained Hirak leader Nasser Zefzafi. Relying on an account given by one of the activist’s lawyers, the international organizations call for a medical examination of the detainee to ensure his safety.
Morocco did not hide its frustration over the Israeli senior official Ayoub Kara’s meeting with the Polisario’s leader. Responding to the official complaint issued by Morocco, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that the meeting «did not receive official approval».
In the Rif, the Hirak movement continues to grow, resulting in daily demonstrations to make its claims heard. Marches were often face with «repression» for some twenty Moroccan associations, according to AFP. Indeed, the Moroccan coalition of human rights has 22 associations which, in a report, have denounced violation of human rights. And for them, the popular and peaceful movement is experiencing «arbitrary arrests» and «cases of torture». For the