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What happened today? We make the long story short in this snappy news roundup.

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Ukraine crisis: Sholz, Putin press conference

Lava erupts from a volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands

Afghanistan attack: Kabul airport suicide bombs kill dozens

Macron gets slapped during meet-and-greet

Niger Minister Sees Morocco as Model in Water Management

Morocco presents itself as a model that has accumulated extensive experience in water management, stated Colonel Maïzama Abdoulaye, Niger's Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation, and Environment, during his visit to the Kingdom from November 18 to 23. In a statement to the press following his discussions with the Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, ...

Morocco
17:54 Et November 20, 2024

Morocco's Agadir Hosts Main Planning Meeting for African Lion 2025 Exercise

The main planning meeting for "African Lion 2025" exercise is taking place from ...

Morocco Invests $ 14 Billion in Industry Projects in 2023-2024 – Govt. Head

The overall operating capital for industrial projects approved between May 2023 and November ...

Morocco Chairs 2nd Regular Session of WFP Executive Board in Rome

The 2nd regular session of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme ...

69th Independence Day : Google Celebrates Morocco

As per usual, Google dons Morocco's national colors in celebration of the the ...

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that ...

Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel ...

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the longer range weapons as ...

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza as arrests are made over flares fired at Netanyahu’s home

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed 12 people, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday. Israeli police meanwhile arrested three suspects after ...

COP29: Morocco, IEA Strengthen Cooperation for 2024-2026

On the sidelines of COP 29 in Baku, Morocco and International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded Friday an action program for ...

Morocco

Spanish Health Official Says Moroccan Aid Vital in Restoring Flood-Hit Regions

The Moroccan logistics and relief teams dispatched under the instructions of King Mohammed VI have made a significant impact in assisting Spain’s southeastern regions recover from recent devastating floods. Their efforts were described as "indispensable" by Alfredo Ribelles Villalba, the director of Valencia Hospital, who praised the professionalism and expertise of the Moroccan teams. This ...

November 18, 2024

Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024: Qatar Africa Business Forum Achieves Remarkable Success

The 3rd Qatar Africa Business Forum 2024 kicked off in Marrakech on Saturday morning, chaired ...

Morocco Demonstrates Resilience Despite Economic Challenges, Says Budget Minister

Morocco's Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, affirmed, on Friday at the ...

UN: Morocco’s Hilale to Co-Chair ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Bob Rae, has ...

Japan's International Cooperation Bank Supports Morocco's Carbon Neutrality Efforts

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has reiterated support for Morocco's efforts towards sustainable socio-economic ...

Tourism in Morocco

World

Fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies

A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a ...

11:01 Et November 16, 2024

Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect

Donald Trump has moved speedily since winning the US presidential election to set the foundations of his second term in ...

Biden arrives in Peru for international summit and meeting with Xi as world leaders brace for Trump

President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Peru to start his six-day visit to Latin America for the final major international summits of ...

French prosecutors seek a 2-year prison sentence and ineligibility period against Marine Le Pen

Paris prosecutors on Wednesday requested a 2-year prison sentence for far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period ...

Middle East

Israeli construction along buffer zone with Syria violates ceasefire, UN says

The United Nations says Israeli construction along a demilitarised buffer zone with Syria has led to “severe violations” of a 50-year-old ceasefire agreement, which risk increasing tensions along their shared frontier in the occupied Golan Heights. Satellite photographs show new trenches and earth berms dug over the past few months along the length of what ...

10:47 Et November 14, 2024

Aid groups say Israel misses US deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza ...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, ...

Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strike on northern Gaza's Jabalia, medics say

Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in ...

Qatar suspends its mediation efforts on Gaza and the Hamas office there may have to leave

Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing ...

Economy

Moroccan Exports Hit MAD 331 Billion by September 

 Morocco's exports have maintained their upward trend, reaching an estimated total of MAD 331 billion ...

Morocco's Dirham Appreciates by 0.85% Against USD on September 19-25

The dirham appreciated by 0.85% against the US dollar and by 0.26% against the ...

Renault Group Launches Production of Morocco's First Hybrid Car

The Renault Group in Morocco has officially commenced the production of the country's first ...

Tourism

Ryanair to Launch Direct Flights Connecting Dakhla to Madrid and Lanzarote in January

 Low-cost airline Ryanair will launch two direct air routes connecting Dakhla to Madrid and Lanzarote, ...

Moroccan Tourism Breaks Record with 14.6 Million Visitors by October 2024

Morocco has welcomed 14.6 million tourists by the end of this year's October, surpassing ...

Asilah: The Mediterranean Gem That Combines Culture and Relaxation

Asilah is one of the rare cities in the world where you can watch ...

Sport

Tennis legend Nadal confirms retirement

Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis at the end of ...

Futsal World: Brazil End Morocco’s Run (1-3)

Morocco's national futsal team was eliminated in the quarter finals of the 2024 Futsal ...

Paralympic Games: Moroccan Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi Strikes Marathon T12 Gold in World Record Time

Moroccan Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi on Sunday powered to women’s Marathon T12 gold in ...

Technology

France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Durov

When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card ...

TikTok says US ban would have ‘staggering’ impact on free speech

TikTok argued in court on Monday that a US law - which would see ...

Apple told to pay €13bn in tax by EU

Apple has been told to pay €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes to Ireland ...

Africa

Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power

Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks ...

Mozambique opposition lawyer shot dead

The lawyer for a prominent Mozambique opposition figure has been shot dead in the ...

185 Years Since Schneider-Valée Letter: The French Document That Named 'Algeria' for the First Time

Monday, October 14, 2024, marked the 185th anniversary of a pivotal event in the ...

Variety

Assahifa, IINA Sign MOU to Boost Media Cooperation

Assahifa media group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iraq International News Agency ...

Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

It was the image that made the Titanic's wreck instantly recognisable - the ship's ...

Blockbuster Chinese video game tried to police players - and divided the internet

An anthropomorphic monkey and a campaign against "feminist propaganda" set the video gaming community ...