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Morocco: Yasmina Filali Wins Schwab Foundation’s 2016 Social Entrepreneurs Award
Yasmina Filali Head of la Fondation Orient Occident was announced Thursday winner of Swiss-based Schwab Foundation’s 2016 Social Entrepreneur Award for her excellent action in ... Read More
Moroccan Latifa Ibn Ziaten Gets US Award of Women of Courage
Mrs. Latifa Ibn Ziaten, a French national of Moroccan origin, has been among a group of women from around the world honored this year by ... Read More
Audrey Azoulay, another Moroccan Native in French Cabinet
Audrey Azoulay, daughter of King Mohamed VI’s adviser Andre Azoulay, has been appointed as France’s new Minister of Culture and communication in the new cabinet ... Read More
Lalla Joumala, the Princess, the Ambassador
During the Council of Ministers chaired Saturday in the southern city of Laayoune, King Mohammed VI appointed some 40 new Ambassadors to several foreign capitals. ... Read More
Nasser Bourita’s Nomination Greeted without Surprise in Morocco, Abroad
The nomination Saturday of career diplomat Nasser Bourita as Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation was greeted without surprise in Morocco and also abroad. ... Read More
Burkina Faso: Former Prime Minister Kabore wins outright victory
The leader of the People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) and former Premier under deposed Blaise Campaore, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, was announced winner of the ... Read More
Moroccan Benomar Hired as UN Secretary General Special Adviser
UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar has been appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Special Adviser, at the level of Under-Secretary-General. “Mr. Benomar is ... Read More
Mohamed Sajid, from business to politics
Mohamed Sajid, the mayor of Casablanca, was elected new Secretary General of the Constitutional Union Party (UC) by an overwhelming majority of the 964 members ... Read More
Congolese Gynecologist Adds Sakharov Prize to his Collection of Awards
Congolese Gynecologist, Denis Mukwege, has won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2014 awarded by the European Parliament for his standing up for women´s ... Read More
Mohamed Choukri International Award Set up
The Mohamed Choukri Foundation announced last week it has set up an international literary Prize in honor of the late Moroccan writer. The Prize will ... Read More