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AfDB group to help boost water resources in Morocco through technical assistance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently approved a €201,000 grant to Morocco, through its Technical Assistance Fund for Middle-Income Countries, with the objective of providing the government with technical assistance for studies on the design of dams, river development and inter-basin interconnection studies. The assistance, destined to the Directorate of Hydraulic Development of the […]

Funeral in Casablanca of Late Aïcha El Khattabi, in Presence of Prince Moulay Rachid

The funeral of Aïcha El Khattabi, daughter of the late Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi, took place in Casablanca on Thursday, in the presence of Prince Moulay Rachid. After the Dhuhr and funeral prayers, the body of the deceased was buried in the Errahma cemetery. The funeral was attended by family members and relatives, as […]

Ismail Serageldin, an enlightened scholar brought to court

Ismail Serageldin, the director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is being sued for squandering public funds after library staff accused him of abuse of power claiming he unfairly appointed advisors and gave them huge salaries. He was also accused of embezzling donations destined to the library and illegally transferring them to a bank account controlled by […]