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Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, presided in Rabat on Tuesday over the first Patient Day dedicated to individuals living with deafness and hearing loss — an event marking two decades of the foundation’s engagement with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The occasion also served as the formal launch of the “Hearing Aid […]
Forty countries reaffirmed their support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, the Sahara, during a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, according to a statement delivered by Morocco’s ambassador. Omar Zniber, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, presented the declaration on behalf of the group during discussions under […]
The Tanger region continues to attract a growing volume of investment from global automotive sector players, with announcements accumulating at a sustained pace and Chinese operators taking an increasingly prominent role alongside established Western manufacturers. The combination of proximity to European markets, a competitive cost base, and the strategic logic of the New Silk Roads […]
A Moroccan initiative targeting plastic pollution in traditional markets has been selected by BeMed, the Beyond Plastic Med foundation, as one of twelve projects supported under its tenth annual call for micro-initiatives. The call, open from October 2025 to early January 2026, attracted nearly 140 candidatures from across the Mediterranean basin — almost double the […]
A high-level meeting was held on Monday, June 15, between Libya’s Minister of State for Prime Ministerial and Cabinet Affairs, Mohamed Ben Ghalbon, and senior officials from the Libyan Fund for Domestic Investment and Development, alongside representatives of the General Syndicate of Fishermen, to review the proposed National Strategy for Marine Fisheries covering the period […]
More than 1,000 civilians were killed in drone strikes across Sudan between January and May 2026, according to the United Nations, which highlighted the growing impact of drone warfare in the country’s ongoing conflict. Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, June 15, Volker Türk said his office had documented a […]
Tunisia has dismissed its head coach Sabri Lamouchi following a heavy 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The decision, announced on June 16, 2026, came just one game into the tournament, with the Tunisian Football Federation confirming that an agreement had been reached to terminate his contract. […]
Morocco, the current president of the Francophone Ambassadors Group (GAF) in Geneva, organized a side event on Monday titled “Artificial Intelligence and Disarmament: Ongoing Processes and Practical Applications.” The event took place at the Palais des Nations alongside informal United Nations discussions on the use of AI in military settings and its implications for international […]
Morocco takes part in the Fleet Exercise 250 (FLEETEX 250), a large-scale multinational maritime training led by U.S. 2nd Fleet. It is designed to enhance interoperability and test integrated naval, aerial, and amphibious forces in a dynamic, multi-domain environment. The two-week exercise, to start June 16, will bring together 31 warships, multi-national aircraft, and their crews […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura conferred Monday with Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf within the frame of a regional tour and preparations for a new round of talks on the Sahara in accordance with UNSC resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy Plan under Moroccan sovereignty. A statement issued by the Algerian Foreign ministry said talks […]