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The laboratory results of the three suspected cases of monkeypox recorded in Morocco are negative, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The three suspected cases turned out to be negative following laboratory tests carried out at the Ibn Sina military hospital in Marrakech, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the suspected cases placed […]
Moroccan Minister-Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, conferred Tuesday in Rabat with Mauritanian Major Gen. El Mokhtar Bolle Chaâbane, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces. The two officials stressed the need to deepen and broaden the scope of military cooperation ties in the field of defense and security, insisting […]
The World Bank has agreed to provide Morocco a $350 million loan to support its Blue Economy program which will help create job opportunities, support economic growth and enhance food security. Morocco’s Blue Economy program aims to improve the integrated management of natural resources, and strengthen selected sectors for a climate-resilient blue economy in targeted […]
Representatives from 25 Israeli start-ups are building bridges in Casablanca with their Moroccan peers at an event in Casablanca that received endorsement from the governments of the two countries. The event, dubbed Connect to Innovate, features the participation of Israeli firms operating in the critical fields of water management, agriculture, sustainability, logistics and cyber which […]
The UNOCT’s Program Office for Counter-Terrorism & Training in Africa, based in Rabat, launched, on May 23, training courses on the fight against terrorism, in collaboration with the Australian government. This first training session, supervised by international experts, aims to improve participants’ skills in terms of investigations and the fight against terrorism. Twenty-four participants representing […]
The Swiss Federal Council is planning to add Morocco to its new list of partner countries in the fight against illicit financial flows and cross-border tax evasion. After approval of the competent authorities, entry into force of the automatic exchange of information on financial accounts (AEOI) is due in 2023. Ecuador, Georgia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, […]
Means to consolidate judicial relations between Morocco and the USA were discussed in Rabat Monday between a visiting delegation of U.S. attorneys general and the delegate president of the High Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), Mohamed Abdennabaoui. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore the prospects for consolidating judicial relations between the CSPJ and judicial […]
Three suspected cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Morocco, but no case has been confirmed so far, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. “The three suspected cases are in good health, and are benefiting from the necessary medical supervision,” said the coordinator of the National Center for Emergency Public Health Operations of the Ministry […]
The 26th General Conference of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), held in Tunis on Saturday, commended the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in favor of the defense of the holy city and the preservation of its identity. The General Conference, the highest decision-making body of ALECSO, […]
Moroccan international Yassine Bounou, member of Sevilla FC, was crowned best goalkeeper in the Spanish championship at the end of the 2021/2022 season, winning the Zamora Trophy awarded by the Spanish sports daily Marca. The Atlas Lion, who was not fielded by his coach Lopetegui against Bilbao on Sunday, thus becomes the first goalkeeper from […]