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A free medical campaign organized by the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, under the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, made a stop on Saturday in the villages of Al-Sawahra and Sheikh Saad, south of the Al-Quds Governorate. The Campaign, organized with the support of Moroccan medical group Akdital, in partnership with Astra Lab […]
Al Barid Bank has been honored at the WSBI-ESBG SDG Awards 2026 for its work on the financial inclusion of rural women. Al-Amine Nejjar, chairman of its management board, received the “Excellence in Inclusive Banking & Social Impact” distinction on October 28 in Lima, Peru, , the bank said in a statement. According to the […]
Morocco called on Wednesday for the full and meaningful participation of young Africans in violence prevention, peace processes and governance across the continent. The call was launched by a Moroccan delegation before the African Union Peace and Security Council during an open session on “Youth, Peace and Security” held in Addid Ababa. The delegation stressed […]
The Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region was officially declared a “slum-free region” on Tuesday in Es-Semara. The declaration was made by Samir Belfkih, minister of national territorial planning, urban planning, housing and urban policy, and Fatima Saadi, the minister delegate for housing and urban policy. The declaration of Es-Semara as a slum-free city is the result […]
Algeria is tightening its grip on the African Union Commission through its vice-president, Selma Malika Haddadi, according to a report by Africa Intelligence published on 3 November. Elected in February 2025 as AU Commission vice-president in charge of finance and human resources, Haddadi is already positioning herself for the presidency in 2029, when the post […]
The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, which operates under the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, launched this week the second phase of its 2026 “Warm Winter” campaign at Augusta Victoria Hospital (Al-Mutlaa) in Al-Quds. The campaign is funded by the Moroccan Association for Support of Reconstruction in Palestine. This second phase involved the […]
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity during a visit to Rabat, ahead of upcoming discussions at the UN Security Council on the Sahara issue. The statement came during a meeting between Ahmed Touizi, President of Morocco’s House of Representatives, and an AJC delegation led by Jason Isaacson, the organization’s […]
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, and First Lady of Rwanda Jeannette Kagame launched on Monday in Kigali the fifth phase of Lalla Asmaa Foundation’s program “”Together, We Hear Each Other Better” program aimed at providing hearing healthcare across Africa. Princess Lalla Asmaa and Rwanda First Lady inaugurated the same day […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency has organized free medical campaigns over the past three days in several villages and localities across the Al-Quds Governorate, focusing on women’s health and early disease detection as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed in October. The campaigns benefited residents of Al-Jadira, Al-Jib, Bir Nabala, Beit Hanina […]
The Union of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions of Africa (UCESA) and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union (AU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday in Rabat, aimed at strengthening their cooperation and coordination. Initialed by the current president of UCESA and of the Economic, Social […]