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Morocco: Construction works of a new 1,000-bed capacity hospital launched by King Mohammed VI

King Mohammed VI on Thursday launched, in Rabat, the construction works of the new Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, a futuristic project that will strengthen the Kingdom’s health offer with an over 1,000-bed capacity. This socially impacting project, requiring an investment of more than 6 billion dirhams, is part of a global vision to strengthen […]

UN Personal Envoy Horst Köhler Wants to Relaunch Talks on Sahara

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, looks forward to relaunching talks on the Sahara in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2414, say U.S. press reports. The last round of UN-brokered negotiations on the issue was held in 2012. The Former UN envoy for the Sahara failed to settle this […]

Overfishing, declining stocks behind Morocco’s ban on frozen sardines exports

The Moroccan government ordered a temporary suspension of frozen sardine exports, as part of a broader plan to strengthen national food security and protect a marine resource under mounting pressure, according to a recent analysis.   The decision was first explained by the ministry in charge as a move to raise annual national fish consumption […]