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Rabat - Major General Mohammed Berrid, whom HM King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), may God assist him, has appointed Inspector General of FAR and Commander of the Southern Zone, was born in 1955.

Stockholm - The Moroccan Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Latvia, Karim Medrek, organized, Friday in Stockholm, a ceremony in honor of the network of expatriate Moroccans with competencies in Sweden, including businessmen, executives and managers operating in companies and institutions based in Sweden.

Rabat - Morocco will celebrate Eid Al Fitr 1444 of Hegira on Saturday, April 22, 2023, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced Thursday evening.

Rabat - Morocco will return to GMT+1 at 02:00 on Sunday, April 23, 2023, moving the time forward by 60 minutes, the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform announced.

Rabat - Pursuant to the High Instructions of His Majesty the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the final planning meeting of the exercise "African Lion 2023" was held at the level of the South Zone Staff in Agadir from 12 to 16 April 2023.

Rabat - On the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr celebration, the government announces that Monday, April 24, 2023, which follows the Eid holidays, will be a public holiday for the state administrations and territorial collectivities.

Rabat - Morocco reported 156 new COVID-19 infections in the last seven days, said the Ministry of Health and Social Protection in its weekly bulletin, stressing that no deaths have been registered.

Rabat - The African Diaspora is an important economic contribution to the continent, said Thursday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.

Laayoune - The anti-gang brigade of the Laayoune Provincial Security arrested, on Monday evening, on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, the alleged owner of a workshop manufacturing traditional dinghies to organize illegal immigration operations.

Casablanca - Police officers from the Casablanca police prefecture arrested, on Saturday evening, an individual suspected of murdering and mutilating the corpse of a woman with a knife, a security source said.