"The Kingdom has been able to achieve undeniable progress in sustainable mobility with major projects, such as the high-speed trains, tramways, and electric buses among others," said Chami, speaking at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Mobility (CIMD) and the annual conference of the International Road Federation (IRF).

In this vein, he noted that Morocco, which currently imports 80% of its energy needs, is well on its way to achieving its energy transition, which is likely to ensure its sovereignty in this area.

"Morocco has a huge potential for renewable energy (solar and wind), which can enable sustainable economic growth, meet the challenges of the future and succeed in its energy transition," he said.

He further noted that studies show that Morocco can become one of the pioneering countries in the production of green hydrogen, thanks in particular, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

For his part, the Director General of the Moroccan National Highways Company (ADM), and President of the International Road Federation (IRF), Anouar Benazzouz, stressed that the 4th CIMD is a good opportunity to highlight the pioneering experience of Morocco in sustainable mobility.

While praising the importance of this large-scale event, he recalled the main mission of the IRF, which is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise, foster partnerships and collaboration, and work with other stakeholders to shape policies and advocate for sustainable mobility.

This meeting brought together, in hybrid mode, students from the college Amrou Alem, under the provincial direction of National Education in Rabat, and their Italian counterparts from a high school in the town of Laveno Mombello, in the province of Varese (Lombardy).

It is part of the implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) in the field of civil protection and the partnership agreement between the Ministry and the directorates of civil protection in Morocco and Italy, with the financial support and accompaniment of the European Union.

On this occasion, the elements of civil protection, Moroccan and Italian, have conducted awareness workshops with the support of maps and data and had interactive exchanges with students, in addition to workshops on geophysics and volcanology supervised by experts from the Italian Civil Protection and the Institute of the Environment.

In this sense, the head of the department of volunteerism and awareness at the Directorate General of Civil Protection, Boutaina Ouriaghli, said that "this awareness action is part of the ENP between Morocco and Italy in the field of disaster management.

This national campaign, which will start in a few days, will target some 900 thousand hives for a total cost of 30 million dirhams, said Baitas, who was responding at a press briefing after the meeting of the Council of Government, to a question on the measures planned by the Executive to assist farmers affected by the phenomenon of the disappearance of bee colonies.

At the end of this operation, which will be led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, in collaboration with the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), a second phase will begin with the objective of rebuilding the hives, especially those infected.

In parallel, it will be implemented a training program and supervision of beekeepers for a budget of 150 million dirhams, said the Minister Delegate, adding that this program will be implemented according to a specific schedule and in strict compliance with deadlines.

Last February, the first results of field visits by teams under the provincial veterinary services of the ONSSA, on about 23,000 hives, have found that this desertion of hives, whose extent varies from one region to another, is a new phenomenon in the Kingdom.

This meeting has confirmed the good political, economic and cultural relations and exchange on opportunities for cooperation to seize, especially in the field of crafts, given the great diversity and richness of handicrafts Moroccan and Guatemalan.

It will also be a good start for the launch of a partnership framework in the field of crafts, and will open wide prospects for fruitful collaboration between the two countries, through the signing, soon, a bilateral cooperation agreement, which will give rise to the organization of several exhibitions, in line with the objective of promoting the richness of our heritage crafts, according to the Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social Economy and solidarity.

As part of the exemplary relations between Morocco and Guatemala, this meeting comes after the participation of Ms. Ammor in the celebration of the 201st anniversary of the independence of Guatemala organized by the Guatemalan Embassy in Rabat.

This celebration was an opportunity to consolidate the positive dynamics of bilateral cooperation between Morocco and Guatemala, and to convey a strong message to the Guatemalan side on the particular importance for the Kingdom to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

The meeting was also attended by the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Maria Luisa Ramirez Coronado and the Ambassador of Guatemala in Rabat, Erick Estuardo Escobedo Ayala.

Most of the commitments that were to be implemented between May and September "have been honored by the government, as evidenced by employers and unions," said Sekkouri who was answering questions from journalists at a joint press briefing with Government Spokesman Mustapha Baitas, at the end of the weekly meeting of the Council of Government.

The round of social dialogue last September could be considered the result of the tripartite agreement reached on April 30, 2022, noted the minister, saying that "the agreement and what has resulted so far represent a considerable achievement for stakeholders.

Regarding the institutionalization of social dialogue, Sekkouri stressed that the setting of a timetable for major structural reforms and, at their head, the law on the strike, is the most important commitment.

It was decided, by mutual agreement with the unions, not to withdraw the draft law on the strike for institutional considerations, he recalled, adding that the government has begun negotiations with the unions on the draft organic law on it, with a view to reaching by next January a common vision on some aspects of this text of law.

As for the link between the exercise of the right to strike and the Labour Code, the Minister said that the point relating to the revision of the Code, which is on the agenda of social dialogue, will be discussed next July.

Among the issues raised in the context of social dialogue, Sekkouri mentioned the structural reform of pension schemes, initiated by the holding of the first meeting of the commission responsible for pension reform, with the aim of reaching a common vision by next March at the latest.

Regarding the reform of the education system, the Minister stressed that this reform must address the performance of the education and training system without neglecting human resources and the legitimate rights of workers in this vital sector.

Reacting to a question on the revision of income tax, the government official said that the government had committed, during a previous meeting with the most representative unions, to devote a budget of about one billion dirhams to review downward this tax, to reduce pressure on the social strata penalized in the private and public sectors.

In addition, Sekkouri explained that the government's approach is based on increasing wages in some sectors, noting that discussions are still ongoing with the trade unions to find common ground, before preparing the draft budget for the year 2023.

On another chapter, the Minister stressed the importance of the creation of the National Observatory of Social Dialogue and the Academy of Training in the field of labor, employment and social climate, as instruments to accompany the process of institutionalization of social dialogue at regional and national levels.

"This is my last World Cup. Surely," said Messi, in an interview with the ESPN-Argentina channel broadcast Thursday.

"I feel good physically, I was able to make a very good preseason this year, which I could not do last year, it was essential to get where I am, with a good state of mind and a lot of hope," said the 35-year-old striker with 164 caps with the Albiceleste.

In a presentation, Sekkouri said that negotiations "have passed the stage of fundamental reforms such as that of pensions, the file of labor legislation, and the organic law on the right to strike," reported Government Spokesman Mustapha Baitas.

It was also proceeded to accelerate the pace of sectoral meetings, including those of the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Higher Education, as well as the review of the income tax, added the minister.

This new service, available via http://rimcast.ma, and through a downloadable app on Play Store and Apple Store, contribute to the effervescent national media landscape, remaining in line with the Moroccan cultural heritage's plural identity and richness.

RIMCAST favors information's readability, accessibility and reuse, through user-friendly graphic interfaces allowing for simple navigation between various concepts and providing the possibility of online sharing through social media.

RIM Radio's new service is perfectly adapted to new uses and consumption modes, aiming to build loyalty among RIM-Radio listeners by providing them with podcasts on various themes via new digital channels such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts, among others.

Several concepts have been chosen by the editorial team in charge of the project to meet the needs of listeners and satisfy the large audience of RIM-Radio in Morocco and abroad.

Listeners will have access to a wide range of podcasts on various topics such as "Loughatouna Al Jamila" (our beautiful language), "Tahqiqat" (investigations), "Siratou Insane" (portrait), "Kounouz Al Maghrib" (treasures of Morocco), "Oxygen", which deals with ecological issues, "Tariq Al Houda" (the way of rectitude), "Aouliyae Al Maghrib" (saints of Morocco) and "Aalam Chahrazad", which includes the highlights of the eponymous program presented on M24 by Chahrazad Akroud.

Also worth mentioning are "Dakiratou Makane" (memory of a place), "Bilaouni Al Bahr" (the color of the sea), "Hourouf wa isdarat" (letters and editions), "Hikayat wa Hikayat" (stories and tales), as well as podcasts presenting national and international news items in Arabic "Moujazou Al Yaoum" (the headlines of the day), Amazigh "Inghmissen", English "Newscast", French "l'essentiel de l'info" and Spanish "Noticias del día".

Other concepts will be available on the platform RIMCAST very soon. These are "Les actuelles", "Zaourak" (boat), "Carte postale", "Why not", "Propaganda", "Eco-simple", "Bayna Soutour Al Koutoub" (between the lines of the books), "Maqha Arriyada" (sports café) and "Diva".

A total of 24,907,688 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 23,404,569, the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, noting that 6,825,585 people have received the third dose of the vaccine, while 50.816 people have received the fourth dose.

According to the same source, the number of COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the outbreak of the virus rose to 1,265,050, while recoveries increased to 1,248,637, i.e. a recovery rate of 98.7%.

The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regions of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (06), Casablanca-Settat (05), Souss-Massa (03), Marrakech-Safi (02), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (01) and Beni Mellal-Khenifra (01).

As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they remain at 16,278, with no death reported in the past 24 hours.

The number of active cases stands at 135, while one severe or critical case was recorded in the past 24 hours.

This advertising operation will be deployed for three months on the two bus lines most popular in the Swiss capital, operated by the urban transport company Bernmobil, said a statement by the Embassy of Morocco in Bern.

The programming of this campaign, whose impact in terms of exposure concerns more than two hundred thousand people per day, is part of the dynamics of revival of the Moroccan tourism sector in the post-Covid-19 period and aims to promote the Moroccan destination to the Swiss market in view of the end-of-year celebrations, said the same source.

In support of this campaign and to maximize its impact, the Moroccan embassy in Bern has launched, simultaneously, and throughout the period of this poster campaign, a digital communication operation on its social networks, through the dissemination of promotional content, highlighting the tourist assets and cultural heritage of the Kingdom.