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Secretary-General of the Independent Party Hamid Chabat. AFP

Morocco: Head of Istiqlal Party Under Investigation

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Feb 11, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat-The Ministry of Interior in Morocco decided on February 9 to file a lawsuit against the accusations of the Secretary-General of the Independent Party (PI), Hamid Chabat, that the “deep state” murdered two politicians. In an article shared in the PI’s official...

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A Moroccan policeman stands guard at the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation office in Sale. Reuters

Morocco Arrests Pro-ISIS Cell for Plotting Attacks

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat- Moroccan authorities said on Friday that the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation succeeded in thwarting a terrorist attack by ISIS, leading to the arrest of a seven-member terrorist cell. The group had ties with commanders of ISIS in Syria, Iraq and Libya...

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Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane speaks during an interview with Reuters in his house in Rabat, Morocco, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Moroccan PM Avoids Getting King Involved in Government Lineup Disputes

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Dec 20, 2016 | Middle East

Rabat- Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane has expressed his unwillingness to resort to royal arbitration regarding consultations on the government line-up which is in a stagnation state due to dispute between Benkirane and some parties, after more than two...

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Moroccan lawmaker Ahmed Sakdi speaks to voters in the town of Tinghir, in southeastern Morocco, August 31, 2015. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Moroccans Vote in Parliamentary Ballot

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Oct 7, 2016 | Middle East

Rabat- Moroccans went to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament, which is made up of 395 seats. The elections are considered to be the second held since the Moroccan constitutional referendum in 2011. Around 16 million Moroccans are eligible to vote, with 30...

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A Moroccan woman casts her vote in the local elections at a polling station in the centre of the Moroccan capital Rabat on September 4, 2015. AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA

Moroccan Interior Minister: 100 Complaints on Electoral Campaign Breaches

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Rabat-Moroccan Interior Minister Mohamed Hasad has revealed that the public prosecution and the local administrations on campaigns of the legislative elections, scheduled for Friday, have received less than 100 complaints within the first ten days of the campaign....