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Mental health is emerging as one of Morocco’s most pressing and underacknowledged public health challenges, marked by a structural gap between the scale of need and the capacity of a system still in transition. Morocco counted 3,230 specialized mental health professionals in 2025, according to Health Minister Amine Tahraoui, including 593 psychiatrists and 76 child […]
On the sidelines of the United Nations Open Source Week, held at UN Headquarters in New York, Morocco’s minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with senior United Nations officials. The discussions served to strengthen the Kingdom’s strategic partnerships in the fields of digital […]
Le Bureau national de lutte contre les crimes économiques et financiers (BNLCEF), a specialized unit of the national judiciary police brigade, (BNPJ), has opened an investigation into a group of businessmen and foreign exchange office operators suspected of channeling large sums of money of undetermined origin into the Moroccan economy. The development was reported on […]
The Moroccan football national team will face its Dutch counterpart in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, on June 29 at the Monterrey stadium in Mexico. The Atlas Lions, who finished second in group C with seven points behind Brazil on goal difference, will take on the first in group F for […]
A delegation from MEDEF International, the international arm of France’s main employers’ federation, has been conducting a prospecting mission in Morocco, holding working sessions with Moroccan government officials and members of the General Confederation of Employers (CGEM). The visit targeted several strategic sectors, with agriculture and energy at the forefront, reflecting the momentum built since […]
Morocco was elected this Friday, unanimously, as Commissioner of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE), for a three-year term. This election took place as part of the 7th Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, held at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa. Morocco’s new election to […]
Ten Moroccan animated TV series have been produced thanks to a one million Euro financial contribution from TV5MONDE, which is supported by the French foreign ministry. The move, a milestone for the Moroccan audiovisual sector, comes after the North African Kingdom has joined TV5-Monde governance, which includes France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Monaco and Quebec. The […]
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, chaired the annual session of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in New York on Thursday, in his capacity as the body’s president. The session, held in the presence of UN Secretary General António Guterres, was convened under the theme “Celebrating 20 Years of the UN Peacebuilding […]
Morocco is intensifying negotiations with European countries to safeguard the operations of its banks in the European Union and ensure the continued flow of remittances from Moroccans living abroad, central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said. After successful talks with France, Morocco plans similar negotiations with the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Italy, Jouahri told reporters following […]
Cooperation between Royal Moroccan Navy and Royal UK Navy has gained momentum with the joint search & rescue training conducted by divers using a hand-held sonar at Ksar Sghir Naval Base, northern Morocco. According to a Royal Navy press release, a four-strong dive team and an engineer from the Gibraltar Clearance Diving Element took part […]