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Rabat - Some 75,868 widows and 125,989 orphans benefited from the direct aid program during the first quarter of 2023, for an amount of 130,590,000 dirhams, the Minister Delegate in charge of relations with the Parliament, Government Spokesman, Mustapha Baitas, said Thursday in Rabat.

Al Quds - The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, which falls under the Al-Quds Committee chaired by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, presented the outcome of its activities in the Holy City during the holy month of Ramadan, notably the community entertainment program and the social assistance operation, with an amount of nearly 250 thousand dollars.

Rabat - The sustainability of social protection depends on the national pharmaceutical policy, the Minister of Health and Social Protection Khalid Ait Taleb said Tuesday in the House of Councillors.

Rabat - The April round of social dialogue was launched, Friday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch.

Rabat - The Rabat Court of Appeal sentenced, on Thursday evening, the three defendants accused of having raped 11-year-old Sana in the outskirts of the city of Tiflet to prison terms ranging from 20 to 10 years.

Rabat - The sentences pronounced in first instance against the three men charged in the case of rape of a minor of 11 years in Tiflet have aroused a wave of indignation and anger.

Rabat - The president of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Amina Bouayach called on Tuesday in Rabat the government to make urgent amendments to ensure the effectiveness of children's rights to protection against all forms of violence, especially sexual one.

Rabat - A ceremony of presentation and signature of the cooperation strategy between Morocco and the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period 2023-2027 was held, Friday evening in Rabat, as part of the celebration of the World Health Day.

Rabat - A total of 54 COVID-19 infections have been recorded in the last seven days, said the Ministry of Health and Social Protection in its weekly bulletin covering the period from April 01 to 07.

Rabat - Family Minister Awatif Hayar on Wednesday said that her department is closely following the case of Tifelt's rape victim, in coordination with the public prosecutor's office.