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Yahya Tayalati and Youssef Ouknine, two of Morocco’s top scientific researchers, have been made fellows of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries that has more than 1,400 scientists in around 100 countries. Tayalti from Rabat-based Université Mohammed V and Ouknine from Marrakech-located Université Cadi Ayyad are members […]
King Mohammed VI chaired the signing of a deal to make available mobile medical units to ease the access of people in rural areas to health services. The deal was signed by Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation, health ministry and the company MEDIOT Technology as part of a drive to improve health services offered to Moroccans […]
Lagos State Governor on Wednesday (18 October) initiated the commencement of an ambitious $100 million Lagos Film City project, which aspires to transform the landscape of Nigeria’s entertainment industry. Presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Film City, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the proposed project would amplify the voices of the country’s diverse communities and […]
Morocco and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to strengthen cooperation in cyber-security to reduce the risk of cyber-attack and protect online services and personal digital data from theft or damage. An agreement was inked Thursday in Dubai on the sidelines of “GITEX GLOBAL-2023” Tech show between General Directorate of Information Systems Security of Morocco’s […]
The presidents of the federations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met Wednesday morning in Lisbon as part of the joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The leaders’ summit brought together Fernando Gomes (Portuguese Football Federation), Fouzi Lekjaa (Royal Moroccan Football Federation) and Pedro Rocha (Royal Spanish Football Federation) and made it possible to […]
Religious tolerance is “a hallmark” of Morocco’s history, the US State Department points out in a new report. “Religious tolerance is a hallmark of Morocco’s history — from its welcoming of refugees fleeing the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century to late King Mohammed V’s efforts to protect Jews during World War […]
Morocco has acquired high-tech armament that would give it the upper hand in symmetrical or asymmetrical potential regional conflicts, said Forbes. Morocco reinforced its arsenal with game-changing air systems and weapons made by Israel and Turkey that helped Azerbaijan make inroads in the Nagorno Karabath war, wrote Paul Iddon on Forbes. After highlighting the efficiency […]
The Mohammed V University of Rabat won five gold medals and 13 innovation masters at the World Creativity & Innovation Week “IWA 2023”, held online last week in Las Vegas. The awards were presented to Professor Hassan Ammor, director of the Mohammadia School of Engineering (EMI) and his team, made up of Samiya Qanoune, Zakaria […]
The Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) have signed two partnership agreements, aimed at promoting the digital transformation of the administration and the digital inclusion of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Morocco. The two agreements, worth €8 million, were inked in Rabat by Minister of […]
A letter of intent was signed in Rabat this week between the Archives of Morocco Institution and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with a view to accompany implementation of a cooperation agreement, inked last November between the Moroccan institution and the National Archives of Korea, in the field of safeguarding and […]