The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Morocco in a consultation report to ensure the transition to greater exchange rate flexibility. The report, made public Tuesday, stressed that the Kingdom must «use the current window of opportunity to continue this reform», which will «help the economy absorb potential external shocks and remain competitive». IMF’s report hailed Morocco’s macroeconomic policies and commended the reforms implemented to
The Republic of Rwanda has decided to open an embassy in Morocco, the Rwandan Prime Minister’ office said Tuesday in a statement quoted by MAP. «The Rwandan President, His Excellency Paul Kagame, has appointed Sheikh Saleh Habimana as Rwanda's new ambassador to Rabat», the same source said. The former Mufti of the Republic of Rwanda (2001-2011), Sheikh Saleh Habimana was until his new appointment Rwanda’s ambassador to Egypt, where he will be replaced by Alfred
Rabbi Raphael Berdugo was the Rabbi of Meknes and a renowned scholar who was the author of several books. Berguda was known as «Raphael the Angel» by the Jewish community in Morocco during the beginning of the 19th century.
To be a female former prisoner in the UK’s Muslim community is very challenging. According to a report conducted by Muslim experts in the criminal justice system, Muslim women who have served prison sentences are «shunned» by their families in the UK. Muslim families in the UK tend to forgive male former prisoners, but find it hard to accept their daughters who have been to prison, the Guardian reports. «Within our community being a woman caught up in crime is one of
New-York based international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has finally broken its silence on the case of the three Sahrawi activists Moulay Abba Bouzid, Fadel Breika and Mahmoud Zeidan, arrested in the Tindouf camps. «The government-in-exile that administers the camps in Algeria for refugees from Western Sahara is detaining three critics while an investigating judge explores treason and other charges against them», HRW said Tuesday in a
In a document published by the US Department of State, the US Consulate General in Casablanca provides a detailed assessment of the investment climate in Morocco. The report concludes that insufficient skilled labor and bureaucracy slow Morocco's improvements in the business environment.
On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a campaign against four Democratic congresswomen, urging them to return to their countries. However, three of these politicians were born in the United States. «'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe (...) now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to
In August 2017, Brahim Ghali was invited to the inauguration ceremony of President Paul Kagame. Since then, Rwanda has distanded itself from the Polisario, moving closer to Morocco. In an attempt to resume relationship with Rwanda, the Front sent an envoy to Kagame.
Former U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson claimed, in an appendix added to the latest edition of his 2006 book «The Dream of Rome», that the Muslim world is «literally centuries behind» the West, the Guardian reports. Johnson’s essay has stirred controversy in the UK, especially among the Muslim community. His words were seen as «disconcerting and problematic» by Tell MAMA, a project that records and measures anti-Muslim incidents in the
53% of Moroccan interviewees think corruption increased in the last 12 months in Morocco. 41% of these respondents think that most parliamentarians are «corrupt».