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Moroccan Jaouad Mahjour gets new WHO position as Deputy Director General

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Moroccan citizen Dr Jaouad Mahjour Deputy Director General of the organization. Mahjour was formerly acting WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean and has 30 years of experience in public health and project elaboration, and transmissible disease projects assessments. The Moroccan permanent mission at the UN office in […]

Boko Haram abducts scores of women in Nigeria’s North-east

An unknown number of people, mainly girls and women, have been abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents on Feb 6 in the Nigerian north eastern province of Gamborou Ngala. The near 200 victims are internally displaced living in a camp, said the UN as it condemned the kidnapping and urged the immediate release of the […]

Morocco seeks Israeli defense industry know-how

Morocco and Israel are fostering their relations on all fronts including in the defense industry as Israel’s top general and Moroccan minister in charge of defense discuss means to develop cooperation to cover military manufacturing. Following talks with Israel’s army chief Aviv Kohavi in Rabat Tuesday, Minister in charge of defense, Loudiyi reiterated Morocco’s determination […]