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Casablanca - Morocco, thanks to its proactive policy, has carried out important projects in solar and wind renewable energies that have enabled it to position itself as a world leader in this sector, says a policy brief from the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).

Rabat - A second magnitude-4.4 earthquake was recorded on Saturday afternoon off the Al Hoceima province, the National Institute of Geophysics (ING) announced.

Rabat - The National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco (BNRM) assured Friday that the digitized documents it has are well preserved and safe from hacking, contrary to information relayed by some media following a cyberattack that targeted, in the evening of December 30, the portal of the Library.

Casablanca - Morocco's Royal Navy coastguards operating in the Mediterranean and Atlantic have rescued, during the period from December 24, 2022 to January 4, 2023, 270 candidates for irregular migration of different nationalities, including Sub-Saharans, Yemenis and a Syrian, military sources said. 

Rabat - A Royal Navy unit provided assistance, early Thursday morning, to a sailing boat in difficulty off Larache with two French nationals on board, a military source said.

Rabat - The Board of Directors of the Moroccan News Agency (Maroc Radar), held Wednesday in Rabat under the chairmanship of Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, has approved the action plan and budget for the year 2023.

Rabat - The portal of the ombudsman of the Moroccan News Agency (Maroc Radar) was launched on Wednesday, on the occasion of the convening of the Board of Directors of the Agency, marked also by the presentation and approval of the 2020-2022 report of Maroc Radar ombudsman.

Rabat - The Presidency of the Public Prosecutor's Office has published its fifth report on the functioning of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the implementation of the penal policy for the year 2021.

Rabat - The Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development announced Tuesday the launch of the 14th edition of the Hassan II Prize for the Environment.

Rabat - The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, said Thursday in Rabat that the specifications related to the organization of continental and international sports events stipulate that the host country must fully facilitate the arrival and participation of the teams taking part in the competition.