One person died and 25 others were hurt, seven seriously, when a bus carrying Moroccan seasonal workers overturned early on Monday in southern Spain, the emergency services said. The accident, which took place just before sunrise on a road around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the southwestern Andalusian city of Huelva, involved a bus carrying…
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative for start-ups building the future of healthcare supply chains, is calling for leading innovators to join its second cohort. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and sponsored by AmerisourceBergen, Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD), Microsoft and Chemonics, i3 is supporting the commercialization of 60 promising…
A Sudanese war crimes suspect, part of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019, has escaped jail as heavy battles rocked the country Wednesday, heightening fears for a fragile ceasefire. On the second full day of a three-day truce, witnesses reported “heavy air strikes” in East Nile, east of the capital, and “a huge explosion in…
The “MENA Diplomat of the Year 2023” award was presented to the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday to His Majesty the King’s Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Hakim Hajoui, on the occasion of the 13th edition of the prestigious Diplomat magazine’s awards ceremony. This award recognizes the enlightened vision of His Majesty King…
Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, attended the City Week, held from 24 to 26 April in London. Fettah Alaoui took part in a workshop focused on “Adapting the Moroccan Economy to Meet the Threat of Climate Change” and highlighted Morocco’s sustained efforts towards transitioning to green energy under the visionary leadership of…
Morocco is a “critical partner” in countering violent extremism, said Monday US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dana Stroul. “Morocco is a critical partner, one that shares U.S. interests and objectives in countering violent extremism and addressing not only in the Sahel but across Africa the conditions that give rise to Daesh’s expansion,” Stroul pointed out…
Following the recent events in the Republic of Sudan and the deterioration of the security situation in this brotherly country, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God glorify Him, has given His High Instructions to ensure the repatriation of Moroccan nationals from this country, said, Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan…
Major General Mohammed Berrid, a decorated veteran with over 43 years of experience in the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has been appointed as Inspector General of FAR and Commander of the Southern Zone by King Mohammed VI. Born in 1955, Major General Berrid graduated from the Royal Military Academy (Armored) and went on to earn…
Battles raging in Sudan have sparked multiple evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The main airport in the capital Khartoum has been the site of heavy fighting and is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that is battling the army. Some evacuations are…
Saad Lamjarred, a Moroccan pop star, has been granted provisional release and will be released from prison this Thursday. He was sentenced by the Paris Assize Court on February 24th to six years in prison for aggravated rape in the case against Frenchwoman Laura P. Bachir Abdou, Saad Lamjarred’s father, announced that his son will…
