A mission sent by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Morocco has said that Morocco is «committed to maintaining and strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety». IAEA said, Thursday, that the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS), which concluded a 10-day mission to Morocco on 6 December 2023, advised the country to take additional measures to «complete the transition from a 1971 law and align the new regulations with IAEA
The head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has named Archbishop Alfred Xuereb as Apostolic Nuncio in Morocco, Vatican News reported. Archbishop Xuereb previously held the same position in South Korea and Mongolia. Archbishop Xuereb succeeds Archbishop Vito Rallo who was the Pope's representative in the North African country for eight years (2015 - 2023). During his stay in Morocco, Archbishop Rallo was awarded the Wissam Alaouite of the Order of the Grand Cordon in November, the highest
Moroccan students from the public educational sector have performed poorly in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which assesses the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old students in mathematics, reading and science. The 2022 edition of PISA, which saw the participation of 6,867 students from 178 Moroccan schools, ranked the Kingdom 71st in mathematics, 79th in reading and 76th in science. In this interview, Abdennacer Naji, pedagogy expert and
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveiled, Thursday, the names of the African Ballon d'Or finalists. Surprisingly, the list did not include Moroccan goalkeeper and international player Yassine Bounou. The Al Hilal goalkeeper showcased the performance of a lifetime during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He qualified alongside Atlas Lions to the competition’s semifinals. During the same year, he also won the Europa league with his former Spanish club Sevilla FC. For the
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy Jennifer Bachus attended, Thursday, a meeting on cyberspace and cyber diplomacy with university students from Casablanca. Held at Dar America, the cultural center of the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca, the meeting was attended by Master’s and PhD students from the Ben M’sik and Ain Chock science faculties. The students had the chance to discuss «the importance of
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates promised to contribute to the financing of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, in a joint declaration meant to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The news, however, was not well received by Algerian media. «Many experts believe that this pipeline is not economically feasible and will face political obstacles. This project will never see the light of day», Algerian daily Echorouk argued. «We expect the Nigeria-Morocco
Moroccan Professor Najia El Abbadi was elected head of the World Federation of Neurosurgery, on the sidelines of the 18th World Congress of Neurosurgery, held from 4-8 December 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa. El Abbadi becomes the first woman in the world, as well as the first African and Arab woman to assume this responsibility. The presidential medal was presented to Najia El Abbadi, during the handover ceremony, by the outgoing president of the federation, the American Professor Nelson
Transitional energy group Chariot has signed a partnership agreement with London-based energy firm Energean PLC on the Lixus Offshor licence and on the Rissana Offshore licence in Morocco, the company said in a statement this week. The agreement will help provide funding for Chariot and upscale the development in the Lixus and Rissana licences. The two companies have also agreed to drill a further well, in the east of the Anchois field and conduct a gas flow test in 2024, expand the
In a series of sketches on Instagram, a group of young Moroccans use puppets to reflect daily, yet funny, situations.
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary Joshua Harris arrived, Wednesday, in Algiers to discuss the Western Sahara issue with Algerian officials, the US State Department said. The American official is expected to «begin a round of consultations with Algeria and Morocco on advancing regional peace an intensifying the UN political process in Western Sahara to achieve an enduring and dignified solution without further delay», reads a post published by the Near Eastern Affairs office on X,
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