Driss Basri

King Mohammed VI affirmed his new authority with the summary dismissal of Driss Basri the late King's veteran Minister of State for the Interior...

Palace counsellors with an increasing say in Saharan affairs at the expense of Interior Minister Driss Basri mooted a speedy trip south...

Mohammed's key target is Driss Basri veteran for 20 years of the Information and latterly Interior ministries...

His relationship with the powerful Minister of State for the Interior Driss Basri will be critical...

He may be less wedded to the idea of a Moroccan Western Sahara than his father and the ubiquitous Interior Minister Driss Basri...

Close to hardline Interior Minister Driss Basri Slimani moved to Casa after being shunted out of the social security fund the Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale in a clean-up six years ago...

The ‘Islamist portfolio' is kept firmly in the hands of Hassan's most trusted advisor veteran Interior Minister Driss Basri...

On 22 January Interior Minister Driss Basri wrote to prefectures and provinces about ‘workshops for the formation of applicants for identification in view of the referendum confirming the Moroccan-ness of the Sahara'...

In the final round of the Texas talks even Rabat's Interior Minister the redoubtable Driss Basri (AC Vol 38 No 25) joined in along with seven of his officials including security chief Hafid Benhachem...

Morocco's soldiers and police are less in evidence although the continued dominance of Interior Minister Driss Basri and the failure of the opposition parties to attract mass support show the Palace not parliament is at the centre of power...