Polisario besieges tindopuf camps

Moroccan philanthropists Othman & Leila Benjelloun granted Middle East Institute Visionary Award

Othman Benjelloun and his wife Leila Mezian Benjelloun, co-chairs of the BMCE Bank Foundation, were granted the “Visionary Award” bestowed by the Washington-based Middle East Institute to individuals or organizations in recognition for their outstanding work in the region. Othman Benjelloun, founder of the BMCE Bank Foundation, and his wife, Leila Mezian Benjelloun, President of […]

Morocco: Amazigh New Year Becomes Official National Holiday

King Mohammed VI of Morocco decided to declare the first day of the Amazigh year as a national paid holiday in line with the constitution which gives an official character to the language alongside Arabic, the Royal Household said in a statement on Wednesday. Morocco gave the language an official character in 2011 and the […]

WHO urges African states to do more tests as coronavirus peak approaches

The World Health Organization called on African states to do more tests to better deal with a peak in infections expected in the upcoming weeks. The number of infections in the continent has already doubled and some countries “may face a huge peak very soon,” Michel Yao, the WHO Africa program manager for emergency response, […]