"The exhibition is a message of friendship, proximity and good neighborliness. History and geography have resulted in Morocco and Spain being two countries condemned to get along," Iceta told the press on the sidelines of the opening of this exhibition which was attended by several Moroccan and Spanish figures.

This event is a "new demonstration of the dynamics of relations between the two countries under the new bilateral roadmap," he said, stressing that Morocco and Spain are two "friends and neighbors."

The organization of this exhibition, initiated under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain, also demonstrates the "willingness" of the two countries to continue to work together and carry out other joint projects, Iceta noted.

"With this exhibition, we want to celebrate the friendship and shared history of Spain and Morocco," said Angeles Moreno Bau, Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, in similar remarks.

"Through this exhibition, the Spanish visitors will have the opportunity to get to know unique objects and cultural goods that have never been exhibited outside Morocco," he added. This event "also allows us to celebrate the new page opened between the two countries," Moreno Bau went on to say.

Morocco's ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich described the opening of this exhibition as a "historic moment" in cultural cooperation between the two countries. This event will pay tribute to a thousand-year-old history that forged over centuries, she added.

According to the Moroccan diplomat, the exhibition is one of the first achievements of the roadmap established by the two countries following April's visit to Morocco of the President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, at the invitation of HM King Mohammed VI.

The opening of the exhibition, organized by the National Foundation of Museums (FNM) and the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid, took place in the presence of the Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Angeles Moreno, the director of the National Archaeological Museum, Andres Carretero, the president of Spanish Cultural Action, Jose Andres Torres Mora and Spain's Ambassador to Morocco, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner.

On the Moroccan side, the event was attended by Morocco's ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich, the president of the FNM, Mehdi Qotbi, and the director of the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI), Abdelaziz El Idrissi, curator of the exhibition.

Held under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI and HM King Felipe VI of Spain, the exhibition highlights the historical component and the legacy of the ancestral partnership between the two kingdoms through works and artifacts that are exhibited for the first time.

The exhibition, open to the public until October 16, 2022, brings together a rich and diverse selection of 335 objects and cultural artifacts - including items from the collections of the FNM, the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid and the Museo Nacional del Prado.

Through six major thematic interlinked parts, the exhibition invites visitors to discover the evolution of relations between the two countries. Then, if offers a journey through the cultural and religious context from Phoenician and Punic colonization to the Roman Empire and the Islamic expansion.

The exhibition highlights the neighborly ties between Morocco and Spain and reveals the millennial and joint history between the two kingdoms separated by the Mediterranean Sea and located on the ends of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is also an opportunity to discuss the scientific collaboration between Morocco and Spain in the field of archaeology.

This line, created by the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor's Office and launched on May 14, 2018, has received, until May 14, 67,000 calls, an average of 100 calls per day, stressed Mezzour in response to an oral question submitted by the group of the Moroccan Employers' Association (CGEM) in the House of Advisors on "the outcome of the National Strategy for Combating Corruption."

She noted that the anti-corruption hotline has resulted, three years after its launch, in 217 arrests of suspects red-handed, at a rate of two cases per week, including employees of the public and private sector in all regions of the Kingdom.

The Minister said that the government program has placed the fight against corruption at the center of priorities to strengthen trust between the user and the administration, noting that the national strategy against corruption has been updated, allowing the convergence and progressive achievement of its objectives.

This strategy, she noted, aims to sustainably curb the curve of corruption, strengthen the confidence of citizens, improve the business climate and the international positioning of Morocco and achieve 30 procedural goals through the implementation of 203 projects in three phases extending from 2016 to 2025.

This major event of the Moroccan cultural and literary scene, which opens its doors to the public from June 3 to 12, celebrates African literature in recognition of the designation of Rabat as the capital of African culture.

"African literature has demonstrated its ability to excel in this area, winning several international awards and standing out in universities and international centers of study and research," according to the website set up for this new edition of SIEL.

Affected by an "unfair veil", African literature has not yet enjoyed, as deserved, a wide spread in its African environment, whether through the dissemination and translation of literary and scientific texts or through cultural activities.

The same source added that the spirit of African integration is present in the cultural program of this edition, since "the pavilion of honor will see the presence of 16 publishing houses from different African countries to exhibit and make known to the public their editorial production".

During this meeting organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Africa Office), Fatima Zahra Al-Salihi, Mourchida of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, emphasized the many reforms that occurred in the religious field in Morocco, as part of the comprehensive civilizational reform project launched by the Kingdom under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

In a speech entitled "Murchidates and prevention of violent extremism: lessons from the Moroccan experience," Al-Salihi explained that the reformist vision of the religious field in Morocco draws its strength from a comprehensive approach and a long-term vision to meet the needs and priorities of society.

The religious field, she explained, has experienced comprehensive revival and development under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, recalling the special interest given to this field through the involvement of women and the expansion of the scope of their work in the management of religious affairs and the fight against extremism and fundamentalism.

The training of the Mourchidates, Al-Salihi said, is part of a comprehensive and general strategic vision related to the policy of reform and management of religious affairs in the Kingdom. It is also part of an integrated royal vision revolving around the role of these Mourchidates in the consolidation of the values of citizenship and the improvement of the living conditions of Moroccans, she added.

Almalik, who was speaking at the official opening session of the 4th edition of the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD'2022), welcomed this model that takes into account the objectives of sustainable development and makes the digital a pillar of this development.

The hundreds of Moroccan scientists distinguished at the regional and international levels reflect the efforts of Morocco which wants to be a digital leader in Africa, he said during this event organized under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI by the Mohammed V University of Rabat, through the National School of Arts and Crafts (ENSAM).

He stressed the importance for the countries of the Islamic world to equip themselves with digital systems with applications of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and blockchain, believing that "the concept of sustainable development is changing according to technical progress".

"The discussion around the subject of sustainable development is useless if we are content with yesterday's knowledge that prevents progress," said the Director General of ICESCO, emphasizing the need to "revise our educational methods, especially in institutions of higher education because today's universities must stimulate innovation and creativity" in young people.

On this occasion, he highlighted ICESCO's efforts to promote artificial intelligence through partnerships with the most important space institutions, while giving pride of place to strategies for the development of digital education in the Islamic world.

The organization encourages innovation initiatives, pays special attention to youth and links scientific research to current needs, he said.

For his part, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui, said that the digital is at the heart of development, especially with the NMD that makes digitization an axis of transformation in various areas.

"The digital is in scientific research, in education ...", said Miraoui, calling to accompany young people in the process of digitization so that they are in line with the rapid technological advances that the world knows and take advantage of their skills.

The lower house highlighted, in a statement issued on the occasion of the commemoration of the Open Government Week (May 16-20), its determination to consolidate openness, communication and involvement, within the framework of what is set by the Constitution of the Kingdom, assigning to the Parliament a prominent place among constitutional institutions.

On this occasion, the House of Representatives recalls the importance of its adherence to the Open Government Partnership Initiative since October 2019, an adherence that the House has adopted on the basis of its clear commitments that are based on its constitutional and institutional status and on the competencies and functions entrusted to it by the Moroccan Constitution

On the same occasion, the lower house highlighted the results of the implementation of its commitments for the period 2020-2021, despite the coincidence of this period with the Covid-19 pandemic and its repercussions on the organization of activities and events that were previously scheduled.

Thus, regarding the first commitment related to the implementation of the constitutional provisions on participatory and citizen democracy, the House ensured the formation of a Petitions Committee composed of members of the majority and the opposition, and held two meetings with over 60 civil society organizations on participatory democracy.

With regard to the participation of citizens in legislation, the House ensures the publication of bills and proposals submitted to the review process on its electronic portal, with a view to enriching them and commenting on them.

In the same context, the lower house has set up a communication unit in charge of responding to requests for information and data issued by citizens, in accordance with the law on the right of access to information. In addition, the House ensures the regular publication of its deliberations during the plenary sessions and of the reports of the standing committees, in order to keep the public informed of its work and provide it with parliamentary information.

These accidents were mainly due to non-respect of priority, excessive speeding, non-control of vehicles and pedestrian and driver errors, the source pointed out in a statement.

A total of 33,019 traffic tickets were issued by the police during the same week.

The sum of fines paid by road traffic violators stood at 7,084,475 dirhams, the statement said.

"Today at #WHA75 [the World Health Assembly[ Member States re-elected @DrTedros to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the WHO. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's new mandate officially commences on 16 August 2022," the WHO tweeted​​​.

The WHO chief, who was first elected in 2017, was the sole candidate for the position. 

Before being appointed WHO Director-General, Tedros served as Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016 and before that health minister from 2005 to 2012.

Speaking by videoconference at a high-level ministerial session part of the Conference to launch the Regional Index on Violence against Women and Girls (May 21-22) Hayar emphasized Morocco's "early" involvement in the field of gender equality, women's rights and fighting all forms of violence and discrimination.

The minister highlighted the foresight of HM King Mohammed VI who constantly emphasizes the requirement to strengthen the role of women and their integration in the process of sustainable development.

As a result, Morocco has strengthened its legal arsenal, updated its public policies on equality and gender mainstreaming, and created mechanisms to support women victims of violence, Hayar added.

"In application of the High Royal Directions, the Kingdom also launched the 2020 Marrakech Declaration to end violence against women under the presidency of HRH Princess Lalla Meryem," she recalled, adding that the initiative was praised and recognized by the United Nations and has instilled a new dynamic in the prevention, protection and care of women victims of violence.

Hayar also recalled the accession of Morocco last February to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women that will enter into force in July 2022, and to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

During this conference, held by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in partnership with Jordan's Ministerial Committee for the Empowerment of Women, Morocco's experience in assisting women victims of violence was praised, together with the Kingdom's legislative achievements.

The conference brought together several women ministers as well as gender experts and representatives of relevant ministries, the European Union, the UfM, and the civil society.

The event was marked by the launch of the Regional Index on Violence against Women and Girls, as part of the regional program "Combating violence against women and girls in the southern Mediterranean" funded by the EU.