On Tuesday, Moroccan expert Khadija Bendam was appointed president of the International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC) during its General Assembly in Vienna, held on the sidelines of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy (...)
Moroccan-Italian runner Iliass Aouani has made history by putting Italy back on the world marathon podium. An engineer by training and of Moroccan origin, he claimed a remarkable bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The last (...)
Morocco climbed nine places to 57th in the Global Innovation Index 2025, with strong performances in industrial designs, education spending, labor productivity, and scientific publications. However, weaknesses persist in research and development, (...)
The American think tank Atlantic Council has published a collection of essays marking five years of the Abraham Accords. In Morocco's case, the essay contends that Rabat's 2020 normalization with Israel was «a calculated move to position Morocco as (...)
As the United Nations Security Council prepares to review the Western Sahara issue, coordination between Paris and Rabat is intensifying. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is expected to meet soon with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura. (...)
The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed the «New York Declaration» with a significant majority, securing 142 votes in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstentions. This pivotal document aims to advance the two-state solution, envisioning a future (...)
An exhibition highlighting Moroccan and Arab artistic identities opened Wednesday evening at the Middle East Institute art gallery in Washington, sponsored by Morocco's embassy to the United States.
The exhibition, titled «Arab Pop Art: Between East (...)
After nearly two years on the international festival circuit, where it won 39 awards and special mentions, Moroccan-British director Elias Suhail is set to release his first short film online. Beneath a Mother's Feet has been widely praised by (...)
The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) inaugurated its new United States Global Hub on Monday evening in New York, with locations in New York and Cambridge (Massachusetts). The hub is designed to connect African research talent and innovation (...)
Dean at Princeton University and cousin of King Mohammed VI, Prince Moulay Hicham Alaoui, believes Morocco would benefit from «breaking» with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while maintaining «its ties with the Israeli people».
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The Moroccan national team has clinched its spot in the 2026 World Cup finals with a commanding 5-0 victory over Niger on Friday night at Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. This triumph, part of the 7th round of the African qualifiers in Group (...)
The personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara is gearing up for the Security Council's October deadline. On Friday, September 5, Staffan de Mistura held talks in Washington with Massad Boulos, the Special Advisor to President (...)
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) and United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) have marked the graduation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3+ Phase 3 course in Kenitra, concluding a multi-year training program launched in 2016.
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Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh is making a major return to the stage in Morocco, with performances on September 25, 26, and 27 at Casablanca's Mohammed V Complex with his show «Lui-même». After nearly two years touring internationally, the artist (...)
The African Forum on Food Systems (AFSF) is being held from September 1 to 5, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal, with Morocco among the participants. Organized under the theme «African Youth: The Vanguard of Collaboration, Innovation, and Transformation of (...)
La mise au jour de 34 veines aurifères dans la région de Guelmim, affichant des teneurs exceptionnelles allant jusqu'à 300 grammes par tonne, place le Maroc au seuil d'une recomposition stratégique de son secteur minier. Alors que sa production d'or (...)
La découverte, dans la région de Guelmim, de 34 veines de quartz aurifères dont les teneurs oscillent entre 6 g/t et 300 g/t, soit parmi les plus élevées recensées en Afrique du Nord, ouvre de nouvelles perspectives pour le Maroc dont la production (...)
Jamal Ait Lahcen, who tragically died in a motorcycle accident on August 23 in Ocala, Florida, has been repatriated to Morocco for a final farewell. His body arrived from the United States on Sunday and was buried the same day in his hometown of (...)
The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE) and the U.S. Embassy welcomed 22 American Fulbright grantees to Morocco on August 28, 2025, for the 2025-2026 academic year, according to a press release.
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Visa, FIFA's official payment services partner, announced that its cardholders will have exclusive priority access to the first ticket lottery for the FIFA World Cup 2026, running from September 10 to 19. Selected fans will be notified starting (...)
A 35-year-old Moroccan man, Jamal Ait Lahcen, died in a motorcycle crash in Ocala, Florida, while returning from work. His friends and the local Moroccan community have launched a fundraising campaign to repatriate his body to Morocco and support (...)
A team of astrophysicists from the American research center Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), led by Moroccan scientist Maryame El Moutamid, has uncovered a previously unknown celestial body orbiting Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar (...)
Algeria's once steadfast 51-49 rule on foreign investment, a hallmark of its national sovereignty, has undergone a seismic shift. The Algerian government has introduced a new mining law that permits foreign entities to own up to 80% of shares in (...)
The United States Navy is preparing to kick off a new edition of the UNITAS exercise, set to take place from September 16 to October 6. This event will bring together «about 8,000 military personnel from 25 allied and partner nations», according to (...)
Diplomats and military officials from the United States Embassy in Rabat are set to visit Laayoune this Monday, August 18. Their itinerary includes meetings with top officials from MINURSO in the Sahara, notably the special representative of the UN (...)