Morocco’s PM Launches Consultations Ahead of Expected Cabinet Reshuffle

FILE PHOTO - Saad Eddine El Othmani gives a speech in Rabat, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
FILE PHOTO - Saad Eddine El Othmani gives a speech in Rabat, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
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Morocco’s PM Launches Consultations Ahead of Expected Cabinet Reshuffle

FILE PHOTO - Saad Eddine El Othmani gives a speech in Rabat, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
FILE PHOTO - Saad Eddine El Othmani gives a speech in Rabat, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Moroccan Prime Minster Saad Eddine El Othmani has launched consultations with political parties representing the parliamentary majority over an upcoming cabinet reshuffle, the government spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi, said.

El Othmani will study a list of proposals, El Khalfi said Thursday in his briefing to reporters after the cabinet session.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI said in July that he asked the prime minister to submit to him, after the summer break, proposals to fill executive posts in the government and the civil service with high-level national elites chosen on merit and competence.

In a speech marking twenty years of his rule, the King said certain projects and reforms require new leaders in decision-making positions.

According to the prime minister, a reform in the education sector aims to improve the quality of education.

In remarks made during the cabinet session Thursday, El Othmani said there is an agreement with the education minister to implement the sector’s reforms in line with the government’s strategic vision.



Hamas Says It Awaits Outcomes of Mediators' Talks on Gaza Ceasefire with Israel

A Palestinian man uses the door of a refrigerator as a makeshift rowing boat to catch fish at the port of Gaza City on March 9, 2025.  (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
A Palestinian man uses the door of a refrigerator as a makeshift rowing boat to catch fish at the port of Gaza City on March 9, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
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Hamas Says It Awaits Outcomes of Mediators' Talks on Gaza Ceasefire with Israel

A Palestinian man uses the door of a refrigerator as a makeshift rowing boat to catch fish at the port of Gaza City on March 9, 2025.  (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
A Palestinian man uses the door of a refrigerator as a makeshift rowing boat to catch fish at the port of Gaza City on March 9, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

Hamas said on Monday that it is showing flexibility in talks with mediators and is awaiting the outcome of efforts from Egypt, Qatar, and the United States in negotiations with Israel.
"We have dealt flexibly with the efforts of the mediators and (US President Donald) Trump's envoy, and we await the results of the anticipated negotiations, holding the occupation accountable for the agreement and moving to the second phase”, a Hamas statement read.
It added, according to Reuters, that the “negotiations conducted with the Egyptian and Qatari mediators and Trump's envoy are focused on ending the war, withdrawal, and reconstruction.
Hamas concluded saying that Israel’s statements about plans to resume fighting in Gaza and the decision to cut electricity to the Gaza Strip are all failed choices that pose a threat to the prisoners.