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Morocco: Nawal El Moutawakil re-elected member of the IAAF governing body

Nawal El Moutawakil, the only Arab and African woman on the board of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was elected for a new four-year mandate. The former Olympic Champion garnered 120 supports during the voting process in Doha-Qatar in buildup of the 2019 IAAF World Championship slated for September 27 to October 6. […]

Industry takes lion’s share in Morocco’s government investment plan for 2023

The Moroccan government has approved 76.7 billion dirhams, or 7.67 billion dollars in investment projects, of which the industrial sector took the largest chunk. The government geared 53.6 billion dirhams to industry, that is 70% of the total investments planned this year, followed by desalination with 14% and renewable energies with 4%. In total 21 […]

Morocco condemns tearing of Holy Koran as a provocative act

Morocco has condemned in the strongest terms the actions of an extremist who tore up a copy of the Holy Quran in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Kingdom “denounces this new provocative act that offends the sacred symbols and feelings of more than a billion Muslims,” said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. Morocco, “while […]