The most prominent headlines in Moroccan newspapers published today, Saturday, May 4, 2024

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The following is a list of the most prominent national newspaper headlines issued today, Saturday, May 4, 2024:

Medical and pharmacy students accuse the Ministry of Higher Education of targeting them (News)

The tug of war is still ongoing between medical, pharmacy and dentistry students and the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. The students have confirmed that postponing their field protests is an expression of good faith and to open the door to dialogue as the only way to find solutions. The National Committee for Medical, Pharmacy and Dentistry Students confirmed in a press conference in Rabat, “the continuation of the boycott of lessons” that lasted four months, as 25,000 students are still on an open strike, compared to only 3,000 students studying, who are sixth and seventh year students. On the other hand, the students considered that “the Ministry is targeting them by summoning them to appear before the disciplinary councils,” indicating that “these measures may further aggravate the situation and prevent the desired relief from being reached.” They considered that “the students’ protests did not come in vain, but rather because of decisions that will change the fate of training, without involving students as they are the first concerned with the consequences of these decisions.”

Deductions worry customers of banking agencies (News)

A number of debtor bank customers who have housing or consumption loans with banking agencies were surprised by varying deductions from their bank accounts. After inquiring regarding these deductions, users of banking agencies confirmed that they relate to the situation of customers at the bank during the last semester of the year 2023. In this context, Bouazza Kharati, President of the Moroccan University for Consumer Rights, explained in a statement to the daily that “bank deductions for services and loans are clear.” According to the contracts between the bank and the customer, the bank cannot, under any circumstances, dispose of the funds deposited with it from its customer’s account, except based on the contract signed between the two parties.” On the other hand, a bank consultant indicated that these deductions are part of the fees for the services provided by the bank, stressing that “this procedure is included in the contracts that the bank brings together with the customer.”

202 suspended professors appear before disciplinary councils (Morocco Sahara)

Yesterday morning, Friday, before the disciplinary councils of the twelve regional academies of education and training, 202 male and female professors were suspended from work once morest the backdrop of the unprecedented protests that the sector has witnessed for more than 3 months, due to the requirements of the new statute. Abdul Latif Mujahid, a member of the national office of the National University for Democratic Orientation Education, said in a statement to the newspaper that bringing the detainees before the disciplinary councils was “arbitrary” and “lack of legitimacy,” given that “those concerned exercised their right to strike, which is a right guaranteed by the laws.” National and international.” According to the data provided by the union official, 245 male and female professors were returned to their departments, with penalties such as warnings and reprimands, which are the penalties that the union demands to be withdrawn, so as not to affect the professional file for promotion.

Fawzi Lakjaa: Projects related to the 2030 FIFA World Cup have been launched in all fields, and Morocco will be on time (Morocco Sahara)

The Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the budget, Faouzi Lakjaa, said in Rabat that projects related to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which Morocco will organize jointly with Spain and Portugal, have been launched in all fields, under the high instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. This came in a statement made by Lakjaa to the press following a meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior devoted to coordination between all relevant government sectors, establishing a unified system for joint collective action and a bold integrated roadmap, to ensure the Kingdom’s success in winning the bet of organizing this global sporting event, alongside Spain and Portugal. . Lakjaa stressed that Morocco “will be on time,” adding that “this edition will be, as His Majesty the King wanted, the best in the history of this demonstration.”

“ISIS” planned attacks with explosive devices (Al-Sabah)

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, affiliated with the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance, was able to dismantle a terrorist cell consisting of five members loyal to the terrorist organization “ISIS”, aged between 22 and 46 years, on suspicion of their involvement in preparing to implement terrorist plans aimed at seriously harming the regime. General. A report from the Central Office of Judicial Investigation stated that the suspects were arrested by members of the Special Force of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance in Casablanca, Tangiers, Tetouan, Martil, and the rural community of Ounagha in the Essaouira province, following details of their terrorist projects were revealed based on research. And the investigations carried out by the interests of this directorate. Initial research data showed that one of the members of this terrorist cell, who is knowledgeable in the field of electronics, had planned to manufacture explosive devices.

Parents of medical students: Save our children (Al-Sabah)

Parents, fathers, and mothers expressed their “tremendous” anger at the “kidnapping” of their children in the faculties of medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry for four consecutive months following strikes without a horizon, at a time when the ministry rejected the policy of arm-twisting and decided, according to close sources, “to permanently close the door to dialogue with the committee.” Illegal coordination.” In an organized meeting in Al-Bayda, parents shouted at the strike leaders and asked them to “release” their children immediately and allow them to join classrooms and classrooms to cope with a school season that was slowly heading towards whiteness. The government responded to more than 90 percent of the points contained in the students’ demand file, that is, 45 out of 50 demands, considering that the remaining demands do not concern the students, as they are considered interference in the state’s policy in the field of higher education, especially increasing the number of students in college departments. Medicine and reducing the years of study, as this is linked to the needs of the health and training system and filling the shortage in hospitals.

Lashkar: The majority practices “encroachment” (Al-Sabah)

Idris Lachkar, the first writer of the Socialist Union, accused the government of “manipulating the fate of millions of unemployed people.” In his speech while chairing a recent gathering of his party’s regional writing in Rabat, Lashkar said, “Instead of the government setting up programs that provide job opportunities for job seekers, it has granted millions of dirhams to studies offices to conduct research in this regard, noting that the Planning Commission provides this.” “Data.” The chief socialist accused the government majority of practicing political and administrative “encroachment,” “harming” democracy and pluralism, “distributing senior positions among government components,” and not implementing the commitments it promised in its government program, adding that the exclusion of unions from the rounds of social dialogue, led by the union The Federal Democratic Labor Party enters into the field of “invasion” in which the components of the government majority believe.

Retirees demand an increase in their pensions (evening)

The Federation of National Associations of Retirees in Morocco expressed its “dissatisfaction” and “resentment” at the “forgetting” and “ignorance” that affected the retiree, on the occasion of May 1 and the announcement of an increase in the wages of employees, not retirees. A statement issued by the federation explained that “male and female retirees were rejoicing on this occasion, following they had been disappointed on previous occasions in light of the high cost of living that had reached its peak, in addition to hospitalization and medical expenses that exceeded all expectations.” The federation called for an increase in the minimum pension to reach the minimum wage, and to benefit from social benefits in transportation and hotel accommodation, while working to create special clubs for this segment, whose numbers are increasing every year.

Planning Commission: Unemployment rate exceeds 13 percent (evening)

The High Commission for Planning reported, in its latest news notes on the situation of the labor market, that the unemployment rate rose to 13.7 percent during the first quarter of 2024. The Commission explained that “the unemployment rate rose, between the first quarter of 2023 and the same quarter of the year 2024, by 0.8 points, moving from 12.9 percent to 13.7 percent, from 17.1 percent to 17.6 percent in urban areas (plus 0.5 points) and from 5.7 percent to 6.8 percent in rural areas (plus 1.1 points). It also recorded an increase of two points among women, moving from 18.1 percent to 20.1 percent, and by 0.5 points among men, from 11.5 percent to 12 percent.

Has the government’s promise to create a million jobs evaporated? (Socialist Union)

The shocking numbers contained in the quarterly report on the labor market, published by the High Commission for Planning, revealed a “massive failure” of the government in one of the major files that it placed at the top of the ten priorities in the “government program” that Aziz Akhannouch read in the dome of Parliament in early October 2021. When the Moroccans promised to “create at least one million net jobs during the next five years, and raise the percentage of women’s activity to more than 30 percent instead of the current 20 percent.” Instead of starting to implement this explicit commitment, here is the government, for the third year in a row, standing “helpless” and watching the job market, as it loses tens of thousands of jobs instead of creating them, (the loss of regarding 159 thousand jobs in 2024 in the rural area, following the loss of 157 thousand Job position in 2022).

The National Syndicate of the Moroccan Press issues its annual report on press freedoms and rights in Morocco (Socialist Union)

The National Syndicate of the Moroccan Press issued its annual report on press freedoms and rights for the period 2023-2024, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which falls on May 3 of each year. The report stressed the need to circulate collective agreements to all media sectors, in a way that suits the specificities of each sector, and respects the economic and social rights of all male and female workers, male and female journalists, while stipulating in them the escalator of wages and compensation, and making respecting them one of the conditions for obtaining public support. He called for a review of the various laws related to the media, press and publishing, in order to be more compatible with the guarantees of respect for rights and freedoms guaranteed by international human rights conventions and conventions, pointing out the necessity of explicitly stipulating that no article of the criminal law should be used while conducting cases related to the press.

Paytas refuses to accuse the government of bartering the social agreement by passing laws that affect the gains of wages and employees (The Nation’s Message)

Mustafa Paytas, Minister Delegate in charge of relations with Parliament and the official spokesman for the government, rejected the government’s accusation by some opposition parties of bartering between the gains of the April 29 social agreement and passing laws that affect employees and employees. Paytas said, in the press conference that followed the weekly meeting of the Government Council, that “those who talk regarding barter have not understood the institutionalization of social dialogue, because the reforms that the government has undertaken since its inauguration by His Majesty the King are implemented in consultation with the unions,” before adding: “But Every reform has a cost, which is increasing the capabilities that can be directed to human resources to keep pace with these reforms, and this is the new culture that the current government has established.”

A meeting at the Ministry of Interior to determine the criteria that must be adopted to extract the names of young men called to perform military service (Message of the Nation)

The Minister of the Interior announced, in a communication regarding preparations for the integration of the conscript regiment into military service for the year 2024, that he informs the public that the Central Committee for Statistics on Military Service held, under the chairmanship of the judge president of a chamber at the Court of Cassation, a meeting devoted to determining the criteria that must be adopted to extract the names of young people, male and female. Those called to perform military service in the next regiment of recruits. The communication explained that, in light of the criteria approved by the aforementioned committee, lists of the names of the conscripts concerned will be drawn up, taking into account the classification and ranks specified by the competent military authorities, and these lists will be referred to these authorities as soon as possible, in order to enable them to begin the procedures related to summoning the conscripts and integrating them into the army. Military service during September of this year.

Reforming the national educational system is a strategic workshop that requires the involvement of all actors (Le Matin)

Minister of National Education, Primary Education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, in Rabat, confirmed that reforming the national educational system is a strategic initiative that requires the mobilization and involvement of all relevant actors. Benmoussa explained, in a speech during the 132nd session of the Diplomatic Forum, organized at the initiative of the diplomatic institution, that the road map for reforming the national educational system for the period (2022-2026) falls within the framework of the continuity of the process of reforming this system, and within the strategic vision for reform (2015-2030) aimed at To establish a model of a quality public school that guarantees social and economic advancement.

The National Electricity Regulatory Authority calls for the creation of a “strong” cross-border electrical network in Africa (Liberation)

The head of the National Electricity Regulatory Authority, Abdellatif Bardache, in Fez, called for the creation of a “solid” cross-border electrical network in Africa to serve the continent’s sustainable development. In an intervention during a high-level regional workshop organized by the Commission on the topic of “Regionalization and Regional Energy Integration for a Sustainable and Prosperous Future,” Bardash stressed that the concerted efforts of African regulators would enable the exploitation of the complementary dimensions between countries, through, essentially, pairing the capabilities of Morocco and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the field of renewable energy, the potential of Mauritanian and Senegalese gas and the growing needs of the Economic Community of West African States.