The big winner in the 14 November general election was Interior Minister Driss Basri...
Vol 38 No 14 |
- NORTH AFRICA
This followed February's 'gentlemen's agreement' between Interior Minister Driss Basri and party leaders...
Even this has not stopped Transparence from operating; five years ago powerful Interior and Information Minister Driss Basri's control on civil society was overwhelming...
A new government could finally see Driss Basri's departure from the Interior Ministry...
Vol 37 No 23 |
- WESTERN SAHARA
Rabat fielded Interior Minister Driss Basri and Crown Prince Sidi Mohamed; neither is considered pragmatic on Western Sahara...
Smokers can lay much of the blame on Driss Basri Interior Minister of Morocco which is thought to supply over half of European imports...
The heavy-handed and apparently politically motivated crack down on drug smugglers (AC Vol 37 No 5) pitted the government led by Interior Minister Driss Basri against Casablanca's emerging business community...
His critics refuse to join his team until he agrees to get rid of the government's two strong men: Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister Abdellatif Filali is ready to go; Driss Basri at the Interior and Information Ministries is harder to crack...
An extremely well equipped office with access to the King awaits Driss Basri when he abandons his formal role in government...
Some liberals want reform to move faster; those who want to move slowly include Filali and the powerful Interior and Information Minister Driss Basri...
Business leaders among others are complaining that Interior and Information Minister Driss Basri has been using the kingdom's latest crackdown on drugs smugglers to consolidate his shaky power base...