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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
U.S. Dalrada Financial Corporation, a leader in climate technology, clean energy, and precision manufacturing, has announced the setting up of a subsidiary in the Moroccan city of Fez. The new entity will focus on providing installation and ongoing support services for Dalrada’s range of high-efficiency commercial heat pumps to countries within the MENA region Dalrada […]
Morocco succeeded in connecting the water-rich Sebou basin with a dam in the Bouregreg basin that supplies Rabat and Casablanca. The project is planned to carry surplus water from Sebou basin all the way to the region of Marrakech in response to water scarcity and repetitive drought that emptied reservoirs. The waterway will help save […]
The Chinese Tinci Materials facility in Morocco whose construction was announced end of June this year will produce 100,000 tons of Lithium hexafluorophosphate and electrolytes. The manufactured materials are intended for electric vehicles in the European market, the European Union (EU) having announced a ban on the sale of internal combustion vehicles by 2035, reported […]
Morocco on Thursday called on the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) in Addis Ababa to improve African governance of cyberspace. At a meeting of the AU PSC held via videoconference and dedicated to a communication on the development of a common position on cybersecurity in Africa, the Kingdom also called for respect for […]