The telecom operator Orange Morocco has received the Top Employer Morocco certification for the 6th consecutive year. An additional distinction, which confirms the company’s positioning and commitment in terms of human resources management.
Ahmed Akbabou, 45, manager of the grocery store in Boynes, in the Pithiverais, received, last Friday, January 15, the medal of honorary citizen for his services during the lockdown periods.
As a sign of recognition for his merits, the Director General of National Security has decided to grant an exceptional promotion to police sergeant Mohammed Benjaouad, who died on Friday, January 8, while on duty.
"Monday, They Will Love Us", by Moroccan writer Najat El Hachimi , has won the 2021 Nadal Prize. This prize, created since 1944, rewards the best original and unpublished novel written in Spanish.
Morocco has been praised for the neutrality it has shown in the Gulf crisis. The GCC countries, now reconciled after three years of discord, have expressed their firm support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Four Moroccan researchers were honored at the 19th edition of the Ibn Battuta Prize for travel literature.
Morocco is ranked 2nd, ahead of Tunisia, at the second session of the Arab Mathematics Olympiad held on December 26. Ten Arab countries participated in this mathematical event.
The film "Should the Beasts Die" by Moroccan director Sophia Alaoui has just been selected to compete for the 2021 Oscar for Best Short Film. The year 2020 has been exceptional for this film, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2020 Sundance Festival, and was nominated in the Best Short Film category at the 2021 Césars.
Moroccan judoka Asmaa Niang adds to her record the fifth African judo champion title. This was last Friday, during the African championship of the discipline, which was held in Antananarivo.
Next year, Morocco will participate as a team for the first time in its equestrian history at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The events will take place from July 24 to August 7, 2021 at the Setagaya Equestrian Park.
As part of the "French Lab Singapore", Moroccan researcher and entrepreneur Rachid Yazami proposes to solve the problem of slow charging often encountered by electric vehicles. He has set himself the mission of overcoming this difficulty that alters the charm of this type of car.
The OCP Group, the leading exporter of phosphate in Morocco, welcomes Nadia Fassi Fehri to its Top Management. She is joining as Chief Transformation Officer and member of the Group’s strategic committee.