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• Moroccan Embassy Gardener Awarded French National Order of Merit
  21 January 2019, by Said

  The French National Order of Merit has just been awarded to Abdallah Toughza, a Moroccan gardener at the Residence of the French Embassy since 1987.
  This title was awarded to him last Friday by the French Ambassador to Morocco, Jean-François Girault, for his "perfection in the care and cultivation of the garden of the Embassy Residence".
  "The garden of the Residence has become under his hand one of the most beautiful private gardens," the embassy said in a message posted on Facebook. (…)

• New French-Moroccan School in Rabat Boasts International Faculty and State-of-the-Art Facilities
  16 January 2019, by Said

  In a press release, the school group is pleased with the recruitment of teachers mainly from France and internationally, who "rely on the experience of its principal" and aim to "prove that educational success also comes from an optimal environment."
  Located on 14,000 m2, the school group will have a 250-seat auditorium, a catering area, a covered sports hall, outdoor sports facilities, scientific and technological laboratories as well as areas dedicated to languages, arts and various (…)

• Morocco’s U23 Team Eliminated from AFCON 2019 Despite Win Over DRC
  25 March 2019, by Said

  There will ultimately be no Africa Cup of Nations this year for the Atlas Cubs, nor the Olympics next year, despite their 1-0 victory yesterday over the team from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  The Moroccan players won thanks to the penalty converted in the first half by Soufiane Kiyine. Four days earlier, they had suffered a resounding 2-0 defeat in Kinshasa, a match in which they delivered a more than mediocre performance.
  The protégés of Marc Wotte are therefore eliminated (…)

• Pope Francis Calls for Unity and Dignity in Mass Attended by 10,000 in Morocco
  1 April 2019, by Said

  Some 10,000 people attended Sunday morning at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat a religious ceremony as part of the visit of the sovereign pontiff to the kingdom.
  In his homily, Pope Francis rejected the "divisions, confrontations, aggression, conflicts and inhumane conditions" experienced by peoples and communities around the world, while pleading for "human dignity" and "fraternity" between peoples.
  For the sovereign pontiff, fraternity is the only way to "overcome (…)

• Morocco to Reopen Borders July 10, British Ambassador Announces
  22 June 2020, by Kamal

  The British Ambassador to Rabat, Thomas Reilly, announced in a tweet that Morocco will proceed to open its borders from July 10 at the earliest.
  The diplomat invited British nationals who refuse to wait until that date to contact the embassy services, where a repatriation program is available.
  Thomas Reilly stressed in his tweet that the repatriation operation will continue next week with the implementation of new air links from Morocco.
  It should be recalled that the Moroccan (…)

• Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay Hassan Excels in Baccalaureate Exams at 17
  8 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  At 17 years old, the heir apparent has a baccalaureate in the Economics and Social Sciences stream, a year younger than his father in 1981. He took the exams in Skhirat in Rabat, in accordance with royal tradition.
  Alongside 9 of his classmates from the Royal College, he had taken the regional exam for the first year of the baccalaureate in a public high school in the capital, in Dar Essalam in Rabat in 2019.

• Moroccan Woman Offers Free Shelter and Support to Cancer Patients in Rabat
  11 June 2019, by Marcel

  Khadija El Qorti is a Moroccan woman whose generosity is manifested by her assistance to women with cancer.
  Reception, accommodation, catering, transportation and psychological support. This is what the Moroccan Khadija El Qorti provides for people with cancer. She does this through the "Jannat Association for the Reception of Destitute Women with Cancer". She created it in 2009. This year is also the beginning of this charitable action.
  At the age of 73, she is originally from Zagora (…)

• Rabat Unveils 24/7 Underground Parking Facility Near Medina with 471 Spaces
  26 May 2022, by Armel

  The new parking lot located on the outskirts of the medina has 471 spaces, spread over two underground levels, and will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It offers a quality, secure and environmentally friendly service, meeting the most demanding international standards.
  The realization of this parking lot is part of the integrated strategy that aims to provide the capital with solid infrastructure that accompanies urban, cultural and tourist dynamics, to expand the parking offer and (…)

• Morocco and Malaysia Explore Direct Flight Route to Boost Tourism
  3 August 2019, by Kamal

  The Kingdom’s Ambassador to Malaysia has expressed his desire to see a direct air link launched between Rabat and Kuala Lumpur. This could give a new impetus to the tourism sector in the two countries.
  The Moroccan ambassador’s statements were made on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Throne Feast. The abolition of visas between the two countries has led to an increase in the number of Malaysian tourists, from 3,000 to 5,000 visitors per year.
  For the Ambassador, this number (…)

• Liberian Students Clash with Moroccan Police Over Delayed Scholarships
  11 August 2019, by Kamal

  A large gathering of Liberian students in front of their embassy in Rabat was not to the liking of the Moroccan authorities, who had to use force to disperse the protesters. They were protesting against the delay in the disbursement of their study grants.
  According to the students’ statements, the Moroccan police would have shown roughness towards them. Information that was formally denied by the head of the communication service within the Liberian Embassy in Rabat.
  "The police did not (…)