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Rabat - Despite the drop in the filling rate of dams, the needs for drinking water have been met regularly thanks to the consolidation of the groundwater supply and of dams reserved for agriculture, Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka said on Friday.

Essaouira - Several hundred members of the Moroccan Jewish community, from all over the world, met Thursday evening in Essaouira to celebrate the Hiloula of the Holy Rabbi Haïm Pinto, a religious moussem held annually in the city.

Rabat - Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch stressed, Friday in Rabat, the role of the reform of the urban planning and housing sectors as a lever to consolidate the pillars of the welfare state and boost the national economy.

Salé - The 2022-2023 Academic year kicked off on Thursday in Morocco's inclusive schools. The official launch ceremony took place in Salé's Mohamed Rihani school in the presence of Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, and Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family, Aawatif Hayar.

Rabat - The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation and the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban planning, Housing and City Policy announced, on Thursday, several measures to ensure the continuity of the academic path of Moroccan students returning from Ukraine, enrolled in architecture.

Dakar - The 2022 "extreme" and "unprecedented" natural disaster, particularly drought, floods or forest fires, "show how urgent the fight against climate change is becoming," said Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, on Thursday in Dakar.

Geneva - The issue of "promoting and protecting the right to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment" was highlighted during a side event held on Wednesday by the Permanent Mission of Morocco in Geneva, on the sidelines of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council (HRC).

Rabat - Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and President of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, inked Wednesday in Rabat a framework agreement for partnership and institutional cooperation on training and strengthening respect for human rights in the performance of police functions.

Rabat - The General Union of Moroccan Workers (UGTM) and Moroccan Workers' Union (UMT) on Wednesday welcomed the measures taken by the government to implement the provisions of the April 2022 agreement.

Rabat - The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation on Wednesday announced that a series of measures have been taken to ensure the continuity of the academic path for Moroccan students returning from Ukraine enrolled in the Bachelor's, Master's and Engineering degrees, except for those in Architecture, Topography and Agronomy.