Morocco’s PM Links Success of Regional Administration Program to Development

Morocco’s Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani at the Moulay Rachid Complex in Rabat (file photo: Reuters)
Morocco’s Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani at the Moulay Rachid Complex in Rabat (file photo: Reuters)
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Morocco’s PM Links Success of Regional Administration Program to Development

Morocco’s Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani at the Moulay Rachid Complex in Rabat (file photo: Reuters)
Morocco’s Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani at the Moulay Rachid Complex in Rabat (file photo: Reuters)

The success of the “advanced” regional administration program in Morocco is mainly linked to granting real and strong power to regional governments to increase their competitiveness, Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine el-Othmani has announced.

Speaking at the inauguration of the National Forum on the program in Kenitra, Othmani asserted that the government had made strides in administrative decentralization, with three sectors remaining to be resolved.

He stressed that these projects establish a new reality with the contribution of the Justice and Development Party (PJD).

Othmani, who is PJD’s Secretary-General, noted there was some ambiguity about the transfer of powers and their execution time frame.

He added that it requires legislative amendments that put the appropriate foundation for decentralization.

Othmani stressed that the PJD has the right to defend itself when attacked, describing party members as “fighters” who are part of important workshops that contribute to the history of the country.

The Prime Minister reiterated his party's rejection of what he called “bullying, as well as illegal interventions, which are not beneficial,” referring to the difficulties and suffering that he claimed a number of heads of institutions, who are PJD members, are subjected to.

He warned that attempts to harm the nation, misappropriate public funds, and breach the law, are considered a “red line” by his party.

He stressed that PJD will not “allow its members to break the law.”

Othmani pointed out that PJD welcomes competent members, indicating that the party looks for experts and experienced people who are willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the country.

He welcomed anyone willing to cooperate regardless of their partisan affiliations.



Israeli Official Says a Hamas Ceasefire Proposal is 'Workable’

Palestinians make their way along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia on July 24, 2025, after receiving humanitarian aid from an aid distribution point in the northern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Palestinians make their way along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia on July 24, 2025, after receiving humanitarian aid from an aid distribution point in the northern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
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Israeli Official Says a Hamas Ceasefire Proposal is 'Workable’

Palestinians make their way along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia on July 24, 2025, after receiving humanitarian aid from an aid distribution point in the northern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Palestinians make their way along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia on July 24, 2025, after receiving humanitarian aid from an aid distribution point in the northern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Israel said it received Hamas' latest ceasefire proposal, with an Israeli official calling it “workable,” although no details were provided.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on record, The Associated Press reported.

Hamas confirmed in a statement early Thursday that it sent the proposal to mediators.

The offer comes a day after more than 100 charity and human rights groups said that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation.

Experts say Gaza is at risk of famine because of Israel’s blockade and the offensive launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

The Hamas response came as top US envoy Steve Witkoff was set for travel to Europe, where he is supposed to meet with key leaders from the Middle East to discuss the latest ceasefire proposal and the release of hostages.

Israel’s war in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, has killed more than 59,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Its count doesn’t distinguish between militants and civilians, but the ministry says that more than half of the dead are women and children.