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The World Health Organization and the UN Fund for Road Safety received the first Mohammed VI International Road Safety Prize, a distinction aimed at rewarding innovative initiatives in the fight against road insecurity. The distinction was awarded at the opening of the Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. Each of the two international institutions […]
The Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety opened in Marrakech, bringing together ministers, heads of national road safety agencies, officials from all levels, parliamentarians, experts from the United Nations, civil society, business, academia and a range of related sectors. Hosted by the Government of Morocco and the World Health Organization, the event aims to […]
Morocco’s airport agency (ONDA) launched its 2030 expansion strategy to increase capacity in the Kingdom’s international airports ahead of global events and to accommodate the expansion of the flag carrier RAM. In a presentation to reporters, ONDA’s chief Adel El Fakir said Casablanca airport will hit full capacity of 14 million passengers by 2027, from […]
French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, announced on Monday in Laayoune the establishment of a French Alliance in the city, aiming to boost cultural cooperation between France and Morocco, particularly in the southern provinces. “We want this Alliance to become a resource center and a key hub for cultural cooperation between France and Morocco,” Dati […]
Secretary General of the Pan-African Institute for Development (PAID) Emmanuel Kamdem stressed on Tuesday that the choice of Morocco to host the Institute’s permanent headquarters in Dakhla testifies to the Kingdom’s prominent position on the African and international diplomatic scene. Speaking at a press briefing following talks in Rabat with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser […]
Morocco was elected President of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council in the person of Nadia Amal Bernoussi during the elections held on Monday in Geneva, at the opening of the 33rd session of the committee. This election is another testimony to the credibility Morocco enjoys within the international community due to the […]
Moroccan real-estate leader, Addoha group, will build 5,000 social housing units in Gabon under an agreement signed lately with the authorities of this central African country. According to local press reports, the agreement was inked by Addoha Deputy Managing Director Mehdi Zemmama and Gabonese Housing Minister Ludovic Menié in presence of transitional President, Gen. Brice […]
Morocco’s drive for a more influential role in African affairs could be strategically important to the UK as it seeks new global partnerships in the post-Brexit era, says International Business Times. Under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Morocco has pursued political and economic reforms to sustain long-term growth, adds the British daily in an […]
French Culture Minister Rachida Dari became on Monday the first French minister to visit the Moroccan Sahara where she will open a French Institute. Speaking to the media in Tarfaya, a city in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, Rachid Dati said her visit is part of the momentum ushered by the French recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty […]
Morocco’s interior ministry has dismissed as “unfounded” the reports on international media claiming the country was planning a mass culling of stray dogs ahead of the World Cup in 2030. The Daily Mail, a UK tabloid, and other like-minded outlets published one-sided reports mentioning a Moroccan campaign to clean up cities of 3 million dogs. […]