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Moroccan King’s commitment to preserving Moroccan-Jewish culture, history, heritage hailed by IMA President

President of the Paris-based Arab World Institute (IMA), Jack Lang, paid tribute to King Mohammed VI for his “strong” and “continuous” commitment to the preservation of Jewish-Moroccan culture, history, and heritage. “Morocco is a unique case in the world,” said Lang in an interview with MAP, at a time when the IMA is preparing to […]

IMF loans Burkina Faso $80.7m to address global food crisis impact

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has loaned Burkina Faso $80.7 million to help the West African country surf the impact of the global food crisis. “Food insecurity in Burkina Faso has increased significantly owing to deteriorating security conditions, which led to the displacement of about 2 million people; unfavorable climate events; supply-chain disruptions following the […]

Three firefighters die while battling blazes in northern Morocco

Three Moroccan firefighters died in a car accident while on duty countering wildfires in the “Kodiat Tifour” forest, near the city of M’diq, in the country’s north. Their vehicle plunged into a ravine while they were fighting the fire. Two of their colleagues were injured. In a related development, the judicial police brigade of the […]