• On May 5, 2020, a number of press freedom organizations unsuccessfully called on Malta's attorney general to request further support from Europol, and in April 2021 the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for "the full and continuous involvement of Europol in all aspects of the murder investigation and all related investigations. (cpj.org)
  • European Parliament disregards Court and adopts Morocco fish deal European Parliament has just now voted in favour of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement that will be applied to the waters of occupied Western Sahara. (businessreviewafrika.com)
  • In the early afternoon of 12 February, the European Parliament gave its consent to a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Morocco - one that will be carried out primarily outside of the internationally recognised borders of Morocco: in occupied Western Sahara. (businessreviewafrika.com)
  • Last week, 98 Saharawi organisations sent a letter to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), asking them to reject the agreement. (businessreviewafrika.com)
  • Yesterday, leading human rights NGO Human Rights Watch launched a direct appeal to all Members of the European Parliament, requesting them to refer the agreement to the EU Court of Justice over serious concerns about the compatibility with international humanitarian law of applying it to an occupied territory. (businessreviewafrika.com)
  • In a hearing in the European Parliament yesterday, parliamentarians expressed differing opinions as to whether the ruling of the EU Court should be respected or not. (wsrw.org)
  • In the morrow of the adoption of the new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement covering the Moroccan southern provinces waters, the European Parliament declined on December 11, to include in the EU 2012 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world, an amendment on the establishment of an international mechanism to monitor human rights in Western Sahara. (polisario-thinktwice.org)
  • We do not accept that the Portuguese Government agrees with inhumane proposals that bring nothing good to immigrants in the EU and Portugal", he stressed, referring to the agreement on the Return Directive (which will be discussed in the European Parliament) and the European Pact. (solimigrante.org)
  • In response, the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution calling on Selmayr to resign. (spiked-online.com)
  • Amid an ongoing dispute on the EU-Morocco trade agreement, the Danish parliament on Thursday (2 June) voted unanimously to warn Danish companies and municipalities from trading with Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • Western Sahara is often referred to as Africa's last colony. (euobserver.com)
  • King Mohammed VI said two years ago that "[Western] Sahara will remain a part of Morocco until the end of time. (euobserver.com)
  • A delegation from the European Parliament's Morocco friendship group is visiting Western Sahara on Saturday and Sunday (4 and 5 June) on Rabat's invitation. (euobserver.com)
  • Young refugees in Algeria camps feel betrayed by EU over Western Sahara, threaten attacks on Morocco, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes rare trip to 'forgotten' conflict. (euobserver.com)
  • On January 21, authorities charged journalist and human rights activist, Ali Anouzla, with "undermining national territorial integrity" as a result of comments he made in November 2015 to a German newspaper, which quoted him referring to the "occupied territories" of Western Sahara. (state.gov)
  • Morocco maintains the position that it has the legal right to control Western Sahara, and currently controls not only the government, but the natural resources as well. (iijd.org)
  • Resources originating from the territory of Western Sahara are marketed by the Moroccan government as originating from Morocco, and companies wishing to take advantage of the resources present in the territory contract through the Moroccan government or Moroccan businesses. (iijd.org)
  • By asserting control over Western Sahara, Morocco has failed to carry out its obligations under both treaties. (iijd.org)
  • Morocco controls two-thirds of Western Sahara including the entire coastline. (iijd.org)
  • In February last year, the EU Court of Justice had ruled the practice of applying the EU's Fisheries Agreement with Morocco to the waters of Western Sahara to be in violation of international law, in particular of the principle of self-determination. (businessreviewafrika.com)
  • Five days before adopting the new press code, parliament added to the penal code provisions, imposing prison on those who cross Morocco's long-standing "red lines"- "causing harm" to Islam, the monarchy, the person of the king and the royal family, and Morocco's "territorial integrity" (a reference to its claim to Western Sahara). (hrw.org)
  • Ali Anouzla, editor of the independent news website Lakome2.com, faced prosecution for harming Morocco's "territorial integrity" after an interview with a German newspaper in 2015 quoted him as referring to Western Sahara as "occupied. (hrw.org)
  • Morocco claims the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, formerly Spanish Sahara, as its Southern Provinces. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie partially within it. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • A gas pipeline is scheduled from Nigeria to Morocco - through Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • As expected, the Council of the EU has appealed the ruling of the EU General Court annulling the application of EU-Morocco deals in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • A hearing in the EU Parliament indicates that there are many questions, and still few answers, on the EU's response to the EU Court ruling annulling bilateral agreements with Morocco over the inclusion of occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • A subsidiary of the US company has signed a contract with the Moroccan king's energy firm for a large wind farm in Western Sahara, consistently referring to the location as part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • Today, the EU Court of Justice has struck a blow to the EU's practice of applying trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco to occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The EU Court of Justice will rule on the Union's trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco in occupied Western Sahara on 29 September. (wsrw.org)
  • Despite the progress made by Morocco with regard to diverse questions relating to human rights and democracy, the committee is nevertheless concerned about a number of alleged human rights violations in Western Sahara, as well as the humanitarian situation in the Tindouf camps, and proposes a number of recommendations to be addressed to the Moroccan authorities and to representatives of the Polisario Front and Algeria. (coe.int)
  • In particular, the Parliament of Morocco should be invited to continue to develop a culture of human rights in Western Sahara and to be open to discussions with all representatives of Saharan civil society, as well as with the Polisario Front representatives based in the Tindouf camps, in order to develop mutual confidence and to facilitate negotiations. (coe.int)
  • Baraka spoke extensively about the Southern Provinces, the term the Moroccan government uses to refer to the disputed Western Sahara, as a pilot for development across the country. (brookings.edu)
  • The Algerian diplomatic machine has suffered many setbacks in 2013 in the territorial dispute opposing Algeria to Morocco about the Western Sahara. (polisario-thinktwice.org)
  • In Europe, where the Algerian regime has mobilized an armada of lobbyists to defend its interests and the separatist thesis of its protégé, the Polisario, Morocco has scored points in its struggle for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara territory. (polisario-thinktwice.org)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • What this means is that cherry tomatoes from Western Sahara can be sold at the European market labeled as originating from Morocco. (lu.se)
  • For many years, Moroccan king Hassan II facilitated a relationship with Israeli authorities, and these ties are considered to have been instrumental in stabilizing Morocco and striking down possible anti-monarchy threats within the country. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco had a large Jewish population prior to Israel's independence from the British in 1948, and hundreds of thousands of Israeli Jews are of Moroccan origin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mohammed VI's advisor, André Azoulay, is an instrumental Jewish Moroccan who facilitated the growth of Morocco in both economic and political terms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moroccan Senate president Enaam Mayara was scheduled to be the first Moroccan official and one of the few Muslim leaders ever to set foot in Israel's Knesset, or parliament, earlier in the week but called off the visit to Israel at the last minute due to a medical emergency. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • We are working expeditiously to ensure American citizens in Morocco are safe, and stand ready to provide any necessary assistance for the Moroccan people. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • Under these conditions, Al Adl Wal Ihsane occupies an important place in Moroccan society, acting not only as a religious organization providing charity, education, and religious guidance, but also as a political force described by members and non-members alike as the strongest "political party" in Morocco, despite having never been presented on a ballot. (jadaliyya.com)
  • Morocco granted temporary legal status to United Nations-recognized asylum-seekers and thousands of economic migrants, pending an overhaul of its laws on asylum and foreigners on Moroccan soil. (hrw.org)
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵏⵏⵐⵐⵏ⴮, romanized: lmeɣrib), officially the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية‎, romanized: al-mamlaka al-maḡribiyya, lit. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • The Portuguese Empire began in Morocco in the 15th century, following Portuguese conquests along the Moroccan coast, founding settlements which lasted into the 17th and 18th centuries. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • Morocco's predominant religion is Islam, and its official languages are Arabic and Berber, the latter achieving official recognition in 2011, having been the native language of Morocco before the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. The Moroccan dialect of Arabic, referred to as Darija, and French are also widely spoken. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • Moroccan Red Crescent workers help remove large stones which fell on roads during an earthquake, on the way to affected villages in the Middle Atlas mountain, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • Though the Algerian-Moroccan border has been closed since 1994, Oujda has become a main entry and expulsion point for clandestine immigrants to Morocco. (merip.org)
  • 1. The Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the effective progress made by Morocco on various questions relating to human rights and democracy, as underlined in Resolution 1942 (2013) on the evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco, including the creation, in 2011, of the Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and other organisations for the protection of human rights. (coe.int)
  • People drive past a damaged wall of the historic Medina of Marrakech, after after an earthquake in Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • CORRECTS NAME OF VILLAGE - People prepare to burry a man who was killed by the earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • People watch as security forces take part in a rescue operation after the earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicentre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • A man walks past a damaged wall of the historic Medina of Marrakech, after after an earthquake in Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • People take shelter and check for news on their mobile phones after an earthquake in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • CORRECTS NAME OF THE VILLAGE - A man stands next to a damaged hotel after the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicentre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • Understanding Islamic political parties Footnote 1 becomes an urgent concern following the Arab Spring, as the anti-authoritarian protests resulted in the rise of Islamists at the ballot box in 2011 in lots of countries in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) including Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. (springer.com)
  • A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 600 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, damaging buildings in major cities and sending panicked people pouring into streets and alleyways from Rabat to Marrakech. (yahoo.com)
  • The assumption is problematic as it could not interpret why Islamic political parties were defeated crushingly at the ballot box in Algeria, but obtained a landslide victory in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco in the early 2010s (see Table 3 ) (Zoubir and Aghrout 2012 ), considering that the four countries were almost in the same socio-economic predicaments at the time (see Table 1 ). (springer.com)
  • Initially, Morocco deported the detainees to Algeria through an unofficial checkpoint at Oujda. (merip.org)
  • Until the early 2000s, Morocco operated a liaison office in Tel Aviv and Israel one in Rabat, until they both were closed during the Second Intifada. (wikipedia.org)
  • The foundation of identifying Hate Speech and addressing it was launched in The Kingdom of Morocco, in the city of Rabat. (unaoc.org)
  • I am referring to the Rabat Plan of Action that was adopted in October 2012. (unaoc.org)
  • Morocco also claims the exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them under Spanish jurisdiction, as well as several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast.The capital is Rabat and the largest city is Casablanca.Morocco spans an area of 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) and has a population of over 36 million. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who heads one of two dueling administrations in Libya, appeared to quickly quash Cohen's hopes, referring Mangoush for investigation. (yahoo.com)
  • While Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt are more frequently referenced in discussions about the 2011 Arab uprisings and their aftermath, Baraka stressed that the political and social changes in Morocco should not be overlooked. (brookings.edu)
  • A woman reads April 10, 2021 newspaper headlines referring to the killing of Greek journalist Giorgos Karaivaz. (cpj.org)
  • If parliament ever approves Theresa May's vassal-state deal , Britain will continue to be subjected to Selmayr's despotism, even if we are technically outside the EU. (spiked-online.com)
  • For 2024, the increase in resources will be €288 million and 150 full-time job positions, on the condition Parliament approves, and I commend once more the eminent representatives present here this morning. (gouv.fr)
  • Follow live updates of a deadly, powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing widespread damage in and around the city of Marrakesh. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • Morocco has revised upward the death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook Marrakesh and surrounding regions. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • President Joe Biden was among world leaders expressing sadness at the devastation facing the North African kingdom of Morocco after a powerful earthquake shook Marrakesh and its environs and killed more than 1,000 people. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • For Hicham Baraka, president of the Beni Znassen association for Culture, Development and Solidarity (ABCDS), based in Oujada, Morocco, the EU's immigration policy has "aggravated the violation of human rights suffered by sub-Saharan 'trapped' immigrants. (solimigrante.org)
  • citation needed] Like late Hassan II, his son King Mohammed VI of Morocco, whose reign began in 1999, maintained unofficial relations with Israel. (wikipedia.org)
  • This gave the Frente POLISARIO control over approximately one-third of the territory, leaving Morocco with the other two-thirds. (iijd.org)
  • The drama highlights the difficulties for Israel as it tries to build on 2020's landmark Abraham Accords, under which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco joined Egypt and Jordan in recognizing the country. (yahoo.com)
  • In contrast, during the Yom Kippur War, Morocco supported the Arab coalition by sending an expeditionary force of 5,500 men to the Golan and the Sinai. (wikipedia.org)
  • A significant part of the Abraham Accords is our commitment to stand by our partners during difficult times," Gallant said a in statement Saturday, referring to the U.S.-brokered accords that formalized ties between Israel and some Arab nations. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco, a Muslim Sovereign State whose official language is Arabic, constitutes a part of the Great Arab Maghreb. (al-hakawati.net)
  • Where does Morocco stand today, five years after the Arab uprisings? (brookings.edu)
  • Morocco has occupied the area since 1975. (euobserver.com)
  • After Spain agreed to decolonise the territory to Morocco and Mauritania in 1975, a guerrilla war arose with local forces. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • She urged the Assembly to view poverty as the responsibility of parliaments as well as governments. (ipu.org)
  • A range of Member States mentioned access to medicines being essential to UHC and the 2030 Agenda, with several governments and many civil society representatives specifically referring to the Panel's report. (who.int)
  • Morocco currently occupies two thirds of the territory, and peace processes have thus far failed to break the political deadlock. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • On 10 December 2020, Donald Trump announced that Israel and Morocco had agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Israel and Morocco normalized relations in 2020 and have recently moved to deepen their diplomatic and security ties. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • I commend the Kingdom of Morocco for sponsoring the groundbreaking resolution. (unaoc.org)
  • So ran the September 12, 2005 headline of al-Shamal , an Arabic-language Tangier newspaper, describing the forays of masses of in-transit sub-Saharan Africans trying to scale the security fences separating Morocco from the Spanish-ruled enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. (merip.org)
  • Years later, people began entering Spain via Europe's only two land borders with Africa: between Morocco and the Spanish enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Original boards" refers to cardboard-like front and back boards, from about 1700 to 1840, used as temporary protection for books before their purchasers would have them bound. (baumanrarebooks.com)
  • Egyptian Prime Minister may recommend temporary suspension of Parliament (page 7). (cia.gov)
  • In lieu of a referendum on self-determination, Spain ceded administrative control of the territory to Morocco and Mauritania, two nations that asserted claims over regions in the occupied territory. (iijd.org)
  • Over a decade ago, tens of thousands of people arrived each month by sea in the Canary Islands before a joint programme among Spanish police, Frontex, and police in Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal stopped the flow. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • The State of Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco formally established diplomatic relations in 2020, when both sides signed the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement in light of the Abraham Accords. (wikipedia.org)
  • Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Assembly of Representatives and the Assembly of Councillors. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • Due to the growing anti-Iranian sentiment on both sides, as both countries have problems with the Iranian regime led by conservative Islamists, Morocco and Israel have sought to make their ties closer. (wikipedia.org)
  • The public turmoil included an unusual warning from Khamenei that he "will never allow deviation in the movement of the Iranian nation" and a chorus of criticism by senior clerics against Ahmadinejad and his allies, who are referred to in the Iranian press as "the perverted team. (koreaherald.com)
  • 2. At the same time, the Assembly underlines that under the terms of Resolution 1818 (2011) granting the status of partner for democracy to the Parliament of Morocco on 21 June 2011, it expects Morocco to continue to seek the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. (coe.int)
  • Morocco used the accord to sell goods from occupied territories, which is illegal under international law. (euobserver.com)
  • With the bilateral normalization agreement in December 2020, Morocco officially recognized Israeli statehood. (wikipedia.org)
  • This past week, Parliamentarians and faith actors gathered in Marrakech in a conference organized by the InterParliamentary Union and the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco to discuss among other issues interfaith dialogue and the role of religious leaders in countering hate speech, incitement of violence and digital challenges to democracy. (unaoc.org)
  • In January 2020, Morocco received three Israeli drones as part of a $48 million arms deal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Joint Declaration of the Kingdom of Morocco, the United States of America and the State of Israel was signed on 22 December 2020. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco is systematically breaking the human rights of Sahrawi people. (euobserver.com)
  • The Government welcome the Inter-Institutional Agreement (ILA) that the Council, the European Commission and Parliament have provisionally reached to give formal effect to the December agreement. (parliament.uk)
  • I will raise the issue in the Nordic council and the Nordic council of ministers," Juhl said, referring to the cooperation bodies that unite MPs and ministers from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, in addition to his native Denmark. (euobserver.com)
  • Nizar Baraka-President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Morocco and the chair of the Economic Working Group of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue-provided a snapshot at a Center for Middle East Policy discussion on February 3. (brookings.edu)
  • Morocco is a constitutional, democratic, and social Monarchy. (al-hakawati.net)
  • Regarding the Pan-African Parliament, Mr. Amrani emphasized the need for support to be effectively expressed toward this democratic institution. (moroccoembassy.co.za)
  • The EP is a Potemkin parliament, after all - a democratic fig leaf that barely obscures the real machinations of power in Brussels, where the major decisions are taken behind closed doors by unelected officials. (spiked-online.com)
  • This declaration, more commonly referred to as the Declaration on Decolonization recognizes the principles set forth in the UN Charter to promote fundamental human rights and self-determination of all peoples. (iijd.org)
  • Europe exerts pressure on Morocco, which, in order to satisfy these demands and demonstrate its goodwill, plays the role of 'subcontracted border guard' with a real hunt for sub-Saharan immigrants", denounced the official. (solimigrante.org)
  • Anouzla maintained that he referred to the territory only as "Sahara" and that the paper misquoted him. (state.gov)
  • The Spanish company today, yet again, refers to the territory as part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • For Hicham Baraka, who was speaking in Lisbon, at the headquarters of Associação Solidariedade Imigrante - SOLIM, the "subcontracting" of countries like Morocco aims to "mask the responsibilities" of the EU regarding the consequences of "closing and militarization of community borders", which result from a "wrong and inhumane" immigration policy. (solimigrante.org)
  • That same year, Morocco reinforced its land borders with Spain, surrounding the city of Melilla with a new fence, three metres tall, covered in razor wire, flanked by a two-metre-deep moat, and dotted with armed guard posts. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • The Israeli passport is accepted for entry into Morocco, with a visa granted on arrival. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco also attempted to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by dispatching another Jewish aide close to Israel, Sam Ben Shitrit, to solve the conflict and make peace between the two. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco then communicated to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu its recognition of Israel. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gallant ordered the Israeli military to prepare to provide Morocco with humanitarian aid. (ozarksfirst.com)
  • The Lord/Lady/Baroness [4] X (abbreviated to Lord/Lady/Baroness X , referred to as His Lordship/Her Ladyship , addressed orally as My Lord/My Lady ) - Judges in the High Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session in Scotland, and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom . (wikipedia.org)
  • Our 9th Global Forum in November 2022 was hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco in the city Fez, a city that stands out as a symbol of interfaith harmony and cultural diversity at its best. (unaoc.org)
  • Aware of the necessity of setting its action within the context of the international organizations of which it is an active and energetic member, the Kingdom of Morocco subscribes to the principles, rights, and obligations resulting from the charters of the aforesaid organizations and reaffirms its attachment to the Human Rights as they are universally recognized. (al-hakawati.net)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco also reaffirms its determination to work for the maintenance of peace and security in the world. (al-hakawati.net)
  • Is it not the fact that an international syndicate is endeavouring to exploit the mineral wealth of Morocco? (parliament.uk)
  • Others have prudently preferred to begin a process of reform to defuse the risks of political rupture (Morocco, Jordan). (iemed.org)
  • Authorities have kept sealed since 2006 houses belonging to the movement's leader and another member in eastern Morocco, without providing a legal basis. (hrw.org)
  • The country's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean attracted the interest of Europe, and in 1912, Morocco was divided into French and Spanish protectorates, with an international zone in Tangier. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • Morocco, along with other Mediterranean countries outside the EU, became a passageway for global transmigration. (merip.org)
  • Referring to the case of Hajar Raissouni, a journalist who was charged in Morocco for having pre-marital sex and an alleged abortion, and later jailed for a year, Farrugia said that while no charges are being made now, the law could be wielded to silence and punish. (timesofmalta.com)
  • In December 2015, the European Court of Justice cancelled an EU-Morocco trade agreement. (euobserver.com)
  • Before the agreement itself was voted on, the Parliament had to vote on a proposal presented by a group of 110 MEPs to refer the agreement to the EU Court for an advisory opinion on its legal framework. (businessreviewafrika.com)
  • Goverde had applied repeatedly for a card since moving to Morocco in October 2013 but never received a response. (hrw.org)
  • By what right does France or this country interfere in the internal affairs of Morocco? (parliament.uk)
  • The Marinid and Saadi dynasties resisted foreign domination into the 17th century, allowing Morocco to remain the only northwest African country to avoid Ottoman occupation. (mtbmorocco.com)
  • In 2014, as the arrivals spiked, Spain and Morocco reached a deal that would send more development money to the North African country, much of which was invested in border management. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Chou En-lai states Chinese attitudes on Korean truce talks (page 3). (cia.gov)
  • FAR EAST 2, Chou En-lai states Chinese attitudes on Korean truce talks: 3.5(c) 3.3(h)(2) 3.3(h)(2) 3.3(h)(2) Chinese Communist Premier Chou En-lai, in a talk on 12 February with Indian AmbasSador Panikkar in Peiping, stated that a Korean armistice could be achieved if Peiping were satisfied that the United States had no "aggressive intentions. (cia.gov)
  • Morocco currently controls the majority of Western Sahara's natural resources in the form of fisheries, phosphates and iron ore, and other resources. (iijd.org)
  • The PJD, an Islamist political party, currently holds a majority of the seats in parliament, and its leader, Abdelilah Benkirane, is the current Prime Minister of Morocco. (jadaliyya.com)
  • The two countries have maintained informal ties since then, with an estimated 50,000 Israelis traveling to Morocco each year on trips to learn about the Jewish community and retrace their family histories. (wikipedia.org)
  • The sentence referring to an "international monitoring mechanism for human rights in the Sahara" was deleted from the report, he said. (polisario-thinktwice.org)
  • The Crown of Morocco and its constitutional rights are hereditary and transmitted from father to son to the male lineal descendants of His Majesty The King Hassan II, unless the King, during his lifetime, designates among his sons a successor other than his eldest son. (al-hakawati.net)
  • [1] [2] A style, by tradition or law , precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office , and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. (wikipedia.org)
  • This dual role is imperative in understanding the political landscape of Morocco, and Yassine's significance in it. (jadaliyya.com)
  • Partly that's due to Libya's persistent instability and political divide, which pits Dbeibah's Tripoli-based administration against a parliament in the east that wants him replaced. (yahoo.com)
  • Acts printed prior to 1796 are extremely scarce, since the maximum number printed "only slightly exceeded 1,100 copies," and those were distributed solely to Members of the Houses of Parliament, the great officers and offices of state, and the judiciary (see Report of the Committee for the Promulgation of the Statutes , 1796). (baumanrarebooks.com)
  • Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her [His] Majesty. (google.nl)
  • In response to the pretensions of James, Prince of Wales, Parliament passed in 1701 the so-called "Act of Settlement" (pages 79ff. (baumanrarebooks.com)
  • In July parliament passed a new press code that limits punishments for journalistic infractions to fines. (state.gov)