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This Thursday, February 13, Wissem’s parents, with heavy hearts, celebrated the 17th birthday of their daughter, who has been missing since July 31, 2019. They are trying everything to find her, but luck has not yet smiled on them.
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristina Georgieva, is expected from February 17 to 20 for a working visit to Morocco. During a press briefing held on Thursday in Washington, Gerry Rice, the IMF’s Communications Director, stated that "the visit is part of the preparations for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF, scheduled for October 2021 in Marrakech".
King Mohammed VI launched the project to plant 100 hectares of argan trees. This was on Thursday, February 13, in Chtouka Ait Baha, in the Souss-Massa region.
The International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL), which opened this year in Casablanca, only had eyes for books criticizing Islam. They were among the books that were in high demand by visitors.
In its report entitled "Health and Economic Consequences of an Imminent Global Challenge", the World Bank reveals that 66% of Moroccan women are obese or overweight. The same report indicates that worldwide, about 44% of adults and 20% of children over five are facing the same weight issues.
A student at the Ibn Khaldoun high school in Safi died after losing consciousness, due to heart and blood pressure problems. According to the provincial directorate of Safi (Regional Academy of Education and Training of the Marrakech-Safi region), her teacher is "in no way involved in this tragic situation".
The Government Council, meeting on Thursday in Rabat, approved proposals for appointments to senior positions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 92 of the Constitution.
The grand Cervantes Theater in Tangier has definitively entered the cultural heritage of Morocco. This is the decision made by the Spanish government, meeting on Tuesday in the Council of Ministers.
The next hearing of the singer Dounia Batma and her sister Ibtissam is scheduled for February 24. This is the decision of the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Marrakech, in charge of the "Hamza mon bb" case.
As part of the implementation of the law on Domestic Security and the Fight against Terrorism (SILT), adopted in 2017 in France, two mosques have been closed and 63 others are under surveillance, according to statements by Christophe Castaner on Wednesday, February 12, before the Law Commission of the National Assembly.
A man and a woman, aged 23 and 25 respectively, were arrested on Tuesday by the judicial police elements of the city of Oujda. According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the two accused have multiple criminal records, and would be involved in a case of assault and battery resulting in death.
In a press release, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) announces that Rabat is officially the African capital of culture for the period 2020/2021. The reasons why Marrakech lost this opportunity were not mentioned.