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Egypt’s Health ministry and GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, have signed an agreement to improve health in the Arab country. The agreement encompasses several key areas, including increased public awareness campaigns and specialized training for professionals in the field of child and elderly immunizations, the ministry’s official spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar […]
After leaving the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) thanks to its financial transparence, Morocco exits the European Commission’s list of high-risk countries presenting strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The decision, announced this Wednesday by the European Commission, will help Morocco attract more foreign […]
The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were discovered recently in Tunisia on the Algerian border, judicial sources said this Wednesday, quoting a Tunisian NGO. According to the NGO, the migrants “died of thirst and cold”. The bodies were found recently in a mountainous area near Haïdra, in central-western Tunisia, not far from the […]
The elimination of Algeria’s U17 football squad by Morocco which made it to the final of the African championship in Algiers has had a shock and awe effect on the military junta in the country. Blinded by hostility to anything Moroccan, the regime programmed a match between a team representing the Polisario militias and a […]
OCP Group, the Moroccan state-owned global phosphate-based plant and animal nutrition solutions provider, and Fertinagro Biotech S.L., a major Spanish fertilizer producer, have finalized the acquisition by OCP of 50% Stake In Globalfeed S.L. In a joint press release issued this Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the OCP Group and Fertinagro Biotech S.L., a major fertilizer […]
Cooperation prospects between Morocco and the Republic of Ireland were at the center of the first meeting of the inter-parliamentary group held Tuesday remotely. The group, which gathers members from Morocco’s Parliament upper House and Irish senators, seeks to promote closer relations and understanding. It also aims to strengthen political, economic, and cultural partnership between […]
The Court of first instance of Tunis sentenced Tuesday Nadia Akacha, former Chief of Staff of President Kais Saied to one year in prison, in absentia, for defamation and false accusations. The ruling from the sixth criminal chamber of the court came following a complaint by a former staff from the United Nations system accused […]
The 2023 Kofi Annan Road Safety Award, which will be held in Marrakesh on Sept.25-26, is an international recognition of the outstanding efforts made by Morocco to curb fatalities and injuries from road accidents. The event is organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the UN Special Envoy for Road Safety and the […]
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has commended Morocco’s commitment to promoting human rights and strengthening peace, security and stability in the world, hailing the longstanding and strong friendship ties existing between Morocco and the United States and between the royal family and the Clintons. The 42nd President of the United States made the remarks Tuesday […]
Morocco was among the countries that benefited from the resumption of grain shipments from Ukraine receiving so far 111.1K tons of grains, according to UN data. The Black Sea Initiative was agreed between Russia and Ukraine following Turkish and UN mediation in 2022 to help secure safe food shipments, notably cereals. Russia however said it […]