Morocco’s Youth Say Enough to Broken System, Plan Nationwide Protest September 27

Rabat – Morocco’s youth are no longer willing to wait quietly while classrooms collapse under overcrowding, hospitals operate with outdated equipment, and their lives waste away. On September 27 and 28, they will take to the streets in cities...

UMass Amherst Researcher Awarded $1.12M NSF Grant to Investigate Water Governance Effects on Child Health Across Five Nations

A groundbreaking multinational research initiative has recently received a substantial boost in funding with a $1.12 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), awarded to a public health researcher at the University of...

Operation Marhaba: Over 4 Million Moroccans Return Home for Summer Holidays

New statistics said this year’s Marhaba operation has wrapped up with record numbers, as over 4.06 million Moroccans living abroad returned home between June 10 and September 15. The number shows a nearly 11% increase compared to 2024. Sanae...

Morocco: Anger Outside Hassan II Hospital in Agadir After Maternal Deaths… Dismissals and a 200 Million MAD Rehabilitation Plan

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On Sunday, September 14, the Moroccan city of Agadir witnessed a mass protest outside Hassan II Regional Hospital following a series of maternal deaths, sparking widespread outrage among citizens and civil...

UMass Amherst Researcher Receives $1.12 million NSF Grant to Study Impacts of Water Governance on Children’s Health in Five Countries

Image Daniel Lopez-Cevallos A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has been awarded a three-year, $1.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a multinational examination of the relationship between...

Moroccan Health Ministry airlifts toddler with rare illness to Rabat hospital

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENWednesday 17 September 2025 - 12:54 Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection deployed a fully equipped medical aircraft Wednesday to transfer a 3-year-old boy suffering from a rare chronic...

Mohamed Boudrika’s Appeal Trial Postponed Due to Health Issues

Rabat – The Court of Appeal in Casablanca has postponed the trial of Mohamed Boudrika, the former president of Raja Casablanca football club, to October 1. The session was delayed because Boudrika could not be transferred to court due to health...

Government Vows to Expand Social Protection in Morocco

Rabat – Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch said on Tuesday that the government is committed to ensuring the optimal implementation of the national solidarity project relating to the generalization of social protection. Akhannouch made his remarks...

Moroccan activists stage hunger strike in Rabat to support Gaza

Rabat hosted a collective hunger strike on Tuesday organized by the Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization and the National Working Group for Palestine, as part of a coordinated international campaign of solidarity with Gaza. The action,...

Morocco disburses 40.5 billion dirhams in direct aid since 2023

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics Hespress ENTuesday 16 September 2025 - 19:06 Morocco has disbursed 40.5 billion dirhams in direct aid since the launch of the social support program in December 2023, according to the ministerial committee...

Morocco’s “Marhaba 2025” welcomes record 4.06 million returning citizens

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Society Hespress ENTuesday 16 September 2025 - 21:00 Morocco’s 25th “Marhaba” operation concluded Monday with a record transit of more than 4.06 million Moroccans living abroad between June 10 and September 15,...

Meet Anas Chanaa, Moroccan Winner of GITEX Nigeria’s Supernova Challenge

Tetouan – Morocco World News has been front and center in covering GITEX Global’s events – ranging from GITEX Africa in Marrakech, its standalone event in Nigeria, to the upcoming largest world tech expo in Dubai. Currently the global tech...

WRAIR-Africa monitors for disease threats at African Lion 2025

Back to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa (WRAIR-Africa) conducted disease surveillance in support of African Lion 2025 in Morocco, May 9–19. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's...

Olaniyi Champions Maternal, Reproductive Health In West Africa

2 With over two decades of service in clinical practice, research, and community health, Mrs. Esther Oludele Olaniyi has emerged as one of Nigeria’s most respected voices in public health and reproductive health advocacy. Born on August 17, 1970,...

ONSSA: No suspension of European imports of Moroccan cherry tomatoes

On September 10th, the Dutch authorities issued an alert under the RASSF system, under number 2025.6942, warning of metal contamination in a shipment of Moroccan cherry tomatoes. The shipment in question was withdrawn from the market. The matter...

Agadir Hospital Crisis: Family of Infant with Birth Defect Thanks King Mohammed VI’s Support

Rabat – A baby girl born with spina bifida will soon undergo surgery after King Mohammed VI reportedly ordered that she be provided with immediate medical care, her family confirmed. The infant’s case came to light during a protest in front of...

New Report Proposes Upgrades to Morocco’s Counterterrorism Strategy for 2030

Faced with a rapidly evolving security threat environment, Morocco is reshaping its intelligence strategy with an eye toward the future. A new report by the R.O.C.K. Institute for Geopolitical and Security Studies examines the rising threat from...

Moscow-Morocco Trade Rises 73% in First Half of 2025 as Russian Firms Expand in North Africa

Rabat — Trade volume between Moscow and Morocco has increased by 73% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to Anatoly Garbuzov, Minister of the Moscow City Government and Head of the Department of Investment...

After Protests, Minister Fires Officials, Cancels Contracts at Agadir Hospital

Rabat – Following a wave of public protests over the state of healthcare at the Hassan II Hospital in Agadir, Morocco’s Minister of Health and Social Protection, Amine Tahraoui, has dismissed several senior officials and terminated contracts with...

Morocco outclass South Africa in Davis Cup tie despite gutsy fightback

After falling 2-0 behind in the opening singles matches on Saturday, the Renault SA team showed resilience on day two. Alec Beckley and Thando Longwe-Smit delivered a thrilling performance in the doubles rubber, edging out Yassine Dlimi and Younes...