• Much of the death and destruction that Morocco suffered following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in September, 2023, could have been avoided. (engineeringforchange.org)
  • Minister Kemayah made the comments on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, when a two-man Technical Team from the kingdom of Morocco presented to the Senior Management Team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a Liberian Construction Company that will work with their Moroccan counterpart in the renovation of the sixth floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (smartnewsliberia.com)
  • A 2019 evaluation by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on its partnership with the Moroccan Parliament, called upon Morocco to stop enforcing sections of its criminal code that "criminalise sexual relations between adults of the same sex or between adults of different sexes who are not related by marriage" until their eventual repeal. (wikipedia.org)
  • African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco and in Tunisia, and armed forces participants in from Canada, France, Senegal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. (f-16.net)
  • 1 This summary is extracted from the Summary report on the One day consultative meeting to discuss ways to promote the use of seasonal influenza vaccine among high-risk groups in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Casablanca, Morocco, 16 November 2019 (https://applications.emro.who.int/ docs/WHOEMCSR286E-eng.pdf?ua=1). (who.int)
  • The Moroccan Association of Marketing and Communication (AMMC) is a platform for networking and the sharing of marketing and communications experience by large and small companies as well as public institutions in Morocco. (ipra.org)
  • The team assisted the Moroccan people in areas hit by the recent earthquake by conducting SAR operations. (webindia123.com)
  • The Morocco-Spain border incident took place last Friday when African migrants were reportedly "beaten with batons, kicked, shoved, and attacked with stones by Moroccan officials", said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, in their attempt to scale the barbed-wire fence that separates Morocco from the North African, Spanish city of Melilla. (com.sa)
  • Following the diminution of the Jewish population in Morocco during the last century, the tradition has been upheld by the community that remains as well as by a lively diaspora and with the practical and moral support of the Moroccan government and people. (mediaforfreedom.com)
  • A survey by the Moroccan news website Le Desk and the international media freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has identified the Moroccan media sector's leading players and their interests outside the media. (rsf.org)
  • For the third consecutive year, Coface is conducting the Moroccan payment behaviour survey, the aim of which is to monitor the evolution of payment periods and delays. (coface.com)
  • Throughout the exercise, U.S. and Moroccan F-16s conducted basic surface attacks and large-force employments, including inert GBU-24 Paveway III and GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs used for the first time in Morocco. (f-16.net)
  • The American platform Twitch took another step against online hate by joining the European Union's code of conduct on Monday, which aims to combat illegal hate speech online. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • The European Commission, announced on Monday, of which it is the 12th signatory, has announced that the Twitch platform has become the 12th signatory to its online code of conduct. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • The European Commission welcomes the decision of Twitch, an interactive live video streaming service, to join the EU code of conduct," the EU executive said in a statement. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • IPRA fulfils this aim through networking opportunities, its code of conduct and intellectual leadership of the profession. (ipra.org)
  • Every member who applies or renews their membership agrees to comply with the Policies and Procedures, Bylaws and Code of Conduct of Entrepreneurs' Organization. (eonetwork.org)
  • Current members must complete the online renewal form acknowledging review of the organization's Policies and Procedures, Bylaws and Code of Conduct. (eonetwork.org)
  • In light of the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries may wish to conduct periodic reviews during the event so they can continue to reflect on the ongoing response and revise national and subnational response strategies and plans as needed. (who.int)
  • Jordan and Morocco are in process to conduct the burden estimation studies. (who.int)
  • Before 1999, WNV had been reported to cause equine encephalomyelitis in Egypt ( 3 ), the Rhone River delta of France ( 4 ), Morocco ( 5 ), Israel ( 6 ), and Italy ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The Morocco-Nigeria BIT , signed in 2016 and awaiting ratification, is perhaps the prime example of this, containing progressive provisions supported by an element of enforceability. (business-humanrights.org)
  • The most significant, recent earthquakes affecting Morocco were in 1994, 2004 and 2016, with magnitudes ranging between 6.0 and 6.3. (engineeringforchange.org)
  • The earthquake was felt in many cities across Morocco, including Rabat and Casablanca. (daijiworld.com)
  • USSEC conducted a dairy nutrition seminar at the Le Dewan Hotel in Rabat, Morocco on May 28. (ussec.org)
  • MARRAKECH, Morocco - While the airport in Casablanca felt like business as usual, crowded but calm with tourists and traveling families, the impact of the earthquake became apparent as soon as we reached the outskirts of Marrakech. (nbcnews.com)
  • The findings of this survey, entitled Media Ownership Monitor Morocco (MOM), and the first database about Morocco's media are now available to the public at www.maroc.mom-rsf.org - a trilingual website (French, Arabic and English) that was unveiled in Casablanca today. (rsf.org)
  • The two sides conducted candid, substantive and constructive strategic communications centering on stabilizing and improving China-U.S. relations," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. (ecns.cn)
  • President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory letter to the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI on the occasion of the country's national holiday, News.az reports. (news.az)
  • Its work testifies to the strong and lasting bonds between the two countries, their leaderships and peoples, which are further strengthened by the support of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and His Majesty King Mohammed VI, King of Morocco. (webindia123.com)
  • The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night has risen to 1,037, the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday. (daijiworld.com)
  • A map shows the epicenter of an earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday. (nbcnews.com)
  • More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on September 8th. (engineeringforchange.org)
  • A massive 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night. (winknews.com)
  • 15 out of 22 countries in the Region have reported conducting surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) or both. (who.int)
  • Currently, 15 out of 22 countries have reported conducting surveillance for SARI, ILI or both. (who.int)
  • The WHO Regional Office also conducted missions to assess the risk communication capacities of 2 countries. (who.int)
  • GENEVA - The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both countries, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, reacting also to reports overnight of least 50 migrants found dead in a truck in southern Texas. (com.sa)
  • In a past few months, news reports on human trafficking and Telecom fraud in Thailand's neighboring countries have hit headlines on almost all domestic news portals in China. (ecns.cn)
  • Mr. Hicham recalled that Liberia and the Kingdom of Morocco have been present on many issues at technical levels, adding that both countries should now begin to explore other areas in which they could cooperate. (smartnewsliberia.com)
  • I had just spent an amazing few weeks exploring Morocco, which is one of my favorite countries. (upworthy.com)
  • Results are based on face-to-face and telephone interviews with approximately 1,000 adults per country, aged 15 and older, conducted in 2011 in 146 countries. (gallup.com)
  • The epicentre of the earthquake was near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province, some 70 km southwest of Marrakesh, Xinhua news agency reported. (daijiworld.com)
  • Offshore, along the Azores-Gibraltar transform fault and the Alboran Sea, and another one onshore, along the Rif mountains in northern Morocco and the Tell Atlas mountain range in north-western Algeria. (engineeringforchange.org)
  • An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded an eight-day mission to review infrastructure development for a nuclear power programme in Morocco. (newspress.fr)
  • They "will contribute to developing a clear vision of the requirements so that Morocco can take, at the appropriate time, a knowledgeable decision on introducing a nuclear power programme, in line with international standards," said El Mediouri, who is also director general of CNESTEN, the operator of Morocco's research reactor. (newspress.fr)
  • These include the International Centre based on Research Reactor (ICERR) scheme, with currently designated centres in France and in the Russian Federation , the Internet Reactor Laboratory (IRL) programme, and several hands-on training schools conducted at research reactors. (iaea.org)
  • Regular technical missions were conducted by the WHO Regional Office to support Member States' effort to strengthen their SARI/ILI surveillance system promoting the integration of the epidemiological and virological surveillance system for SARI and ILI. (who.int)
  • Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009-2015. (cdc.gov)
  • King Mohammed VI of Morocco has mobilized the army's search and rescue teams to find and rescue any survivors, using helicopters and drones. (nbcnews.com)
  • Dubai [UAE], September 19 (ANI/WAM): Launched as per the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE search and rescue (SAR) team has concluded its humanitarian mission in Morocco. (webindia123.com)
  • Provincial police are conducting a massive search in Bracebridge for a man who went for a late night walk over the weekend and never returned. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Developing a master plan with a timeline indicating the major activities to be conducted and identifying the organizations responsible for their implementation. (newspress.fr)
  • Especially since the implementation of the new Act 49-15 to develop the regulatory framework governing payment periods in Morocco has fuelled debate. (coface.com)
  • A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on Friday at 11:11 p.m. local time at a depth of 18.5 km, said the US Geological Survey. (daijiworld.com)
  • The Current Population Survey is a survey conducted by the Census Bureau of the civilian noninstitutionalized population primarily for labor force participation data. (cdc.gov)
  • An annual survey was conducted among parents of children at preschools (kindergartens and nursery schools), elementary schools and junior high schools in Toda and Warabi cities, Saitama prefecture, at the end of the 2014-2018 influenza seasons. (who.int)
  • Although we were able to utilize these annual surveys to calculate influenza thresholds from five consecutive seasons, the prospective usefulness of these thresholds is limited as the survey is conducted at the end of the influenza season. (who.int)
  • We conducted a survey of children (from preschool influenza. (who.int)
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  • In a related development, Ms. Shamdasani expressed shock at reports that at least 50 bodies of migrants, according to latest news reports, had been found in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, apparently after crossing the border from Mexico. (com.sa)
  • Sign-up to get the latest IJSBA Newsletter and receive news updates, event information, latest results and more. (ijsba.com)
  • Where do Arab internet users go for the latest news? (wamda.com)
  • Online news sources and portals are still the most popular when it comes to getting the latest info in the Arab world with 36% of respondents favoring them, though social media is picking up fast with 28% of respondents saying that they get their news from their favorite social networks , while another 28% get it from more traditional media sources. (wamda.com)
  • Minister Kemayah said the renovation work will further strengthen friendship, solidarity, and cooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Liberia. (smartnewsliberia.com)
  • Through the AAR methodology, fifty-eight multi-sectoral participants were able to conduct a qualitative review of actions taken to respond to the CCHF outbreak as a means of identifying gaps, lessons learnt and best practices. (voxafrica.com)
  • The 6.8-magnitude quake hit Morocco late Friday, causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. (nbcnews.com)
  • The Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) was carried out at the invitation of the Kingdom of Morocco. (newspress.fr)
  • The INIR team also made recommendations and suggestions aimed at assisting Morocco in making further progress in its nuclear infrastructure development. (newspress.fr)
  • Morocco has a good understanding of all the infrastructure issues described in the IAEA guide Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power," said mission team leader Jose Bastos of the IAEA's Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section. (newspress.fr)
  • After expanding our Board presence in North Africa it is fitting to complete an agreement with Morocco . (ipra.org)
  • Ghana's Black Queens' journey to next year's TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations(WAFCON) Morocco. (ghanafa.org)
  • If Morocco intends to carry out its new constitutional guarantees of free expression, it needs to get rid of laws that send people to jail for offending the head of state, even if what they say seems crude," said Joe Stork , acting Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. (hrw.org)
  • In order to keep the F-16s flying, the maintenance Airmen conducted 24-hour operations while balancing the extreme temperatures in the day and frigid temperatures at night. (f-16.net)
  • At least 2,012 people have been killed and 2,059 injured in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the North African country of Morocco late Friday. (nbcnews.com)
  • Hours after the strong earthquake hit the North African country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday instructed his government to prepare assistance for Morocco, including planning to send an aid delegation to the area. (daijiworld.com)
  • The two-man delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco are Mr. Baiz Mohameh Hicham, Advisor to the Director General of the Morocco Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), and Mr. Belasri Abdelaziz, engineer from GETB Engineering Company. (smartnewsliberia.com)
  • This is not the first such tragedy, and it illustrates again the critical need for regular safe pathways for migration as well as for accountability for those persons whose conduct has directly led to such loss of life," the OHCHR official said. (com.sa)
  • Recommended as an integrator by its partner SAP, SQLI conducted a cloud migration project for Loxam's e-commerce platform. (sqli.com)
  • As an English-language private media outlet in Azerbaijan, News.Az Online News Agency aims to raise awareness of the world community about Azerbaijan, its domestic and foreign policy, economy, culture and traditions, as well as about its people. (news.az)
  • There's a sense of love, prayer and sharing," said Barnes, the CEO of Mwasi Creative Community, which aims to help Black Americans heal from traumatic and often racist and discriminatory experiences through retreats in Morocco. (nbcnews.com)
  • Khalid El Mediouri, chairman of the committee exploring the nuclear power option for Morocco, welcomed the INIR mission's findings. (newspress.fr)
  • Panel members were provided with background information regarding ATSDR's current epidemiologic study, including activities conducted thus far, findings to date, and the role of modeling and historical reconstruction in the study. (cdc.gov)
  • Risk communication capacity-building activities for Member States were conducted that led to the identification of country focal persons and the establishment of the Risk Communication Network in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. (who.int)
  • The actions of Waters and Forests not only exemplify the vision needed to address fundamental barriers to sustainable growth but also make the agency the leader in terms of contributing land for this purpose in Morocco (the pilot site being a walnut nursery in the Asni municipality in the Marrakesh region that today boasts nearly 250,000 walnut trees). (mediaforfreedom.com)
  • These occurred in the most seismically active region in Morocco and also in the western Mediterranean region. (engineeringforchange.org)
  • A comprehensive regional study , recently conducted by Bayt.com and the Dubai School of Government's Governance and Innovation Program , analyzes the trends of internet usage in the Arab region. (wamda.com)
  • The INIR team, in its final meeting with the Government on 26 October, said that Morocco has developed a considerable base of knowledge and experience in nuclear activities in its preparations to make an informed decision about introducing nuclear power. (newspress.fr)
  • ATSDR requested the panel of nine experts to provide input on the agency's groundwater resources and water-distribution system modeling activities conducted from March-December 2004 at U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (cdc.gov)
  • As explained during the meeting, these present-day modeling activities are being conducted to enable ATSDR to historically reconstruct the water systems serving the base from 1968-1985. (cdc.gov)
  • Those allegations appeared to have been supported by medical exams conducted by forensic doctors whom the National Council for Human Rights had dispatched to visit the men in custody. (hrw.org)
  • Eventually I figured out that it would be inappropriate for me to interview a male by myself, so I had to conduct mixed-group interviews instead. (beloit.edu)
  • When his criminal conduct was made public he fled the country, only to be found and arrested in Morocco 25 years later and extradited back to the US. (independent.co.uk)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Morocco face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. (wikipedia.org)
  • The legal status of LGBT people living in Morocco stems largely from traditional Islamic morality, which views homosexuality and cross-dressing as signs of immorality. (wikipedia.org)
  • As part of the EU project SOLiD (South Med Social Dialogue), the Secretariat for Equality and the Democratic Confederation of Labour organised an awareness campaign on the reduction of violence against women in the work place in Casa Blanca in Morocco. (euneighbours.eu)
  • If you would like to learn more about the IAEA's work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. (iaea.org)
  • Overall, the experts indicated that this was an important study to conduct and they were impressed with the quality of work performed to date. (cdc.gov)
  • Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Morocco and can be punished with anything from three to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 1,200 dirhams. (wikipedia.org)
  • A former Roman Catholic priest who fled to Morocco after it was discovered he had sexually abused a child in the US has been sentenced to 30 years in prison almost three decades on from his crime. (independent.co.uk)
  • This is the highest recorded number of deaths in a single incident over many years of migrants attempting to cross from Morocco to Europe via the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta," she said. (com.sa)
  • Over the last thousand years, earthquakes affecting Morocco have tended to take place mainly in two areas . (engineeringforchange.org)
  • Two years after adopting a constitution that enshrines freedom of expression, Morocco should abolish the repressive laws that put him in prison. (hrw.org)
  • Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has reiterated Liberia's commitment to strengthening ties with the kingdom of Morocco in the interest of its citizens aimed at fostering African cooperation. (smartnewsliberia.com)
  • Earlier, Minister Kemayah on behalf of His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, welcomed the Technical Team from the Kingdom of Morocco to Liberia, noting that President Weah cherishes the peaceful co-existence and longstanding ties with the Kingdom of Morocco. (smartnewsliberia.com)