Rabat - The royal navy coast guards patrolling off Mehdia rescued, on Tuesday, an inflatable boat carrying 27 Sub-Saharan candidates for illegal immigration, including 9 women, one of them is pregnant, a military source said.

Rabat - The Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe's statutory decision-making body, unanimously accepted on Thursday Morocco's request to obtain an observer status at the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE).

Manama - Secretary General of the Bahraini Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Farid Ben Yaakoub Al-Miftah stressed, on Tuesday in Manama, the leading role by HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, to serve the causes of peace and fight extremism.

United Nations - The UNSC commended on Tuesday the role of the regional committees of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) in Dakhla and Laayoune and Morocco's interaction with the UNHRC special procedures.

Rabat - The new social agreement signed Thursday evening in Rabat between the government, three trade union confederations and Morocco’s Employers Association (CGEM) stipulates a general increase in the salaries of civil servants in public administrations, local authorities and employees of public administrative institutions.

Rabat - The Justice Ministry and the Arab Institute of Human Rights signed, on Wednesday in Rabat, a partnership and cooperation agreement to give new impetus to bilateral cooperation ties in the field of human rights and liberties, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of the judicial system.