US ambassador Richard-B.-Norland

Cybersecurity: More than 5 million attacks detected in Morocco in second quarter of 2019

The number of malware-related incidents downloaded from the Internet in Morocco reached between April and June 2019, more than 5.06 million, according to Kaspersky’s quarterly bulletin on cyber security in Morocco. A total of 30.7 percent of “Kaspersky Security Network” users were killed during this period of Web-based threats, the report notes, noting that Morocco […]

Tunisia: Ministry claims progress in fight against terrorism

Tunisian forces on Monday clashed with a group of militants in the Gabes region killing at least two of them and suffering one casualty. The confrontation took place during what the Interior Ministry calls “counter-terrorism operations” as the country is at grips with mounting terrorism since Libya became a training ground for Tunisian terrorists. Tunisia’s […]

AFD supports social, solidarity economy in Morocco with a €1.5 million grant

The French Development Agency (AFD) has agreed to provide a €1.5 million (MAD 16 million) grant to the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicrafts and Social Economy, to help reinforce the social and solidarity economy (SSE) framework in Morocco. The financial aid is aimed at helping the ministry strengthen the national legal mechanisms of […]