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The headquarters in Rabat of the regional hub of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) destined for counterterrorism training and cooperation in Africa were inaugurated Thursday at a ceremony attended by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and, by videoconference or in person, by a number of senior UN officials and representatives of the diplomatic […]
Turkish airport operator, TAV, shut down Wednesday the international Enfidha Hammamet airport amid protests from the union of workers. The operator according to its communication chief Rim Dhamer, wrapped up activities after last flights, Webdo Tunis reports. Activities at the airport will resume after issues with the union of workers are sorted out, Dhamer said. […]
The Moroccan Association for Victims’ Rights (AMDV) held a meeting Wednesday in Rabat with members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom during which it surveyed the actions it takes in defense of victims of sexual assault, by providing them with judicial, psychological and moral support. During this meeting, organized by the Diplomatic Foundation […]
The Kingdom’s airports received, during the week from June 15 to 21, 195,547 passengers and 1,857 air flights (international arrivals and departures), according to the National Airports Office (ONDA). Casablanca-Mohammed V airport, the Kingdom’s leading airport platform, received more than 43% of this overall number, with 762 flights carrying around 84,100 passengers, followed by that […]
The Moroccan navy will participate for the first time in the Sea Breeze 2021 naval exercise to be co-hosted by the US and Ukraine in the Black Sea from June 28 to July 10. The confirmation was relayed by the US Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs in a statement after the end of […]
The Ministerial Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement, which held an online extraordinary meeting this week on the Palestinian issue, commended the efforts undertaken by King Mohammed VI, in his capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in favor of the Palestinian cause. In the Political Declaration issued at the end of this meeting, the […]
Morocco’s mining leader Managem said it has produced a first gold bar at its Tri-K mine in Guinea, where it started gold production on June 23. Managem expects to produce 130,000 ounces of gold annually. The company has announced earlier this year that it will start production at the mine where reserves exceed 1.56 million […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) intends to support the Moroccan government in its multiple reforms to ensure post-Covid economic recovery and plans to invest $300 million for fiscal year 2021. In this vein, the IFC and the Ministry of Economy and Finance signed Wednesday Wednesday a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their partnership and stimulate […]
A local Moroccan medical team has discovered a novel gene dreadful for eyesight, as the worst form can cause vision loss. Dubbed “SDR42E”, the gene is the cause of oculocutaneous genital syndrome, a disease that manifests though thinning of the cornea, blue sclera, keratoconus, hyper-elasticity of the skin, joint hypermobility, muscle weakness, hearing loss […]
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was arrested Tuesday night and detained at the anti-corruption division of a court in the capital Nouakchott, Le360.ma reports citing his defense team. Ould Abdelazziz since leaving power in 2019 has been in the eye of the storm with the country’s justice hunting him down for corruption and public […]