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The Mohammed VI International University Hospital of Bouskoura has obtained ISO 9001 V-2015 certification. Through this new certification, the Hospital is thus strengthening its commitment to a policy of continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care. The hospital’s approach is centered on “patients” and is essentially based on respect for their rights and […]
Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) reported a 30.22% drop in crimes recorded in 2022, noting that only 6.59% of these cases are violent crimes. The DGSN’s efforts made it possible to identify and refer 875,879 individuals to the various prosecutor’s offices. As to the rate of resolution of crimes committed, it continues to […]
Moroccan international Yassine Bounou, Goalkeeper of the Spanish club Sevilla, is on the award’s list for the best goalkeeper in the world in 2023. The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) revealed Thursday the seven best goalkeepers in the world, who compete for the award for the best in the world. The list includes the […]
The Moroccan national football team jumped to the 11th rank in the FIFA World Ranking for the current month of December, released Thursday, to hold thus the first rank in Africa and the Arab world. The Moroccan national team benefited from the positive results of the matches it held before the World Cup finals, as […]
Comoros will assume for the first time the chairmanship of the African Union in 2023 as Senegal’s mantle comes to end this month. The island takes the new role after the contender Kenya pulled out its bid, Africa News reports. President Azali Assoumani and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto had been separately lobbying for the […]
A court in Tunisia has pressed multiple-year prison sentences against four people including a Muslim cleric known as the figurehead of terror cell, on terrorism charges, Webdo Tunis reports. The court ruling came from Tunis Court of First Instance. The prison sentences range from 1 year to 21. The imam of Douar Hicher, a town […]
Egyptian customs at Cairo airport arrested Thursday a passenger coming from Germany who attempted to smuggle in bladed weapons and narcotics, Arab News reports. Customs officers said the passenger, who arrived on an EgyptAir flight from Frankfurt, appeared confused while trying to exit the customs area. The man, who has not been named, also had […]
Ghana Thursday announced commitment to deepen cooperation with Burkina Faso in the fight against terrorism in the sub-region after a brief diplomatic crisis between the two. The move came following a one-day visit to Burkina Faso of Ghana’s home security Minister Albert Kan-Dapaah, during which he conveyed a message from President Akufo-Addo to the Burkinabe […]
Pakistan has invited Morocco to take part in the 8th Naval Exercise Aman (Peace) to be organized in February next year by this South-Asian Muslim country. The invitation was extended during a visit paid by Chief of Pakistan Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi to the North African Kingdom, according to press reports. During […]
The Japanese Sumitomo corporation intends to expand its operations in Morocco with the launch of nine new industrial units for the manufacturing of wiring and components in different regions of the Kingdom for a total investment of 1.96 billion dirhams. The framework agreement between Morocco and Sumitomo corporation for the development of these industrial projects […]