Speaking at the plenary session of the 1st International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), Hilale stressed that the action of Morocco "is neither circumstantial nor opportunistic. It rather embodies a natural symbiosis between principles and projections."

"A symbiosis between the Vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI combining responsibility and humanism declined in the National Strategy for Immigration and Asylum and the international agenda on migration based on the same values," he explained during this Forum devoted to the review of the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted in Marrakech in 2018.

The ambassador also highlighted "the convergence of the Marrakech Pact with the African agenda on migration, for the promotion of which Morocco works tirelessly under the leadership of His Majesty the King" on the migration issue within the African Union, noting that the promises of the Pact and the African Agenda on migration are complementary.

"Therefore, a coherent scheme is emerging around a vision and a conviction," he noted, citing a passage from a speech by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in which the Sovereign emphasizes: "It is for us to consolidate the coherence between the national, regional and global commitment, and to get closer to the objective of optimizing and organizing migration instead of fighting it."

Hilale noted that Morocco's commitments in the field of migration are part of this effort. "They meet national needs with international repercussions. They are realistic, ambitious and multipartite, in that they are pan-societal and pan-governmental," he said.

Announcing that migration will be taken into account for the first time in the national census to be conducted in 2024, the Moroccan diplomat also said that a module on international migration will be integrated into the permanent national employment survey.

"We will ensure the permanent integration of the human rights dimension in policies affecting migration," he said, noting that Morocco will implement, with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other UN agencies, programs dealing with the impact of climate change on migration and inclusion.

He also expressed Morocco's willingness to provide training on migration in all these expressions to Arab and African francophone countries.

Hilale also noted that Morocco advocates for a cross-cutting approach to the migration issue, pointing out that through a look at Africa embodied by the African Migration Observatory in Rabat, Morocco vitalizes knowledge of the facts.

"Through the 5+5 configuration at the Mediterranean level, the Kingdom has supported the adoption of a clear roadmap for better governance," he said, adding that the Kingdom has opted, through the organization of the 1st Conference of the regional review of the Pact in the Arab region, for a coordinated approach and solidarity in a space sedimented with human movements.

He also emphasized the need to comply with the spirit and the letter of the Marrakech Pact "for those who try to normalize the migration phenomenon and act with responsibility and humanity."

"For those who try to experience the ambition and ownership, the obligation is to strengthen its commitments qualitatively and quantitatively. For the path that emerges can not be fully surveyed until the implementation of the Pact is not generalized," said the ambassador, stating that respect for the human rights of migrants, regardless of their status," is the compass of our common action.

Referring to the 1st International Migration Review Forum, Hilale noted that this conclave is synonymous with a multilateral commitment, the result of successive contributions based on consultation, sharing and action.

He recalled in this regard the relevance of the Report of the UN Secretary General on the implementation of the Marrakech Pact, which emphasized the imperative of responsible management and solidarity of the migration issue.

He also said that the organization of regional meetings has allowed to combine adaptation and ownership by giving the Pact a strong regional dimension, noting that the adoption of the Rabat Declaration of the champion countries of migration has consolidated a movement in progress.

"Both a milestone and a new beginning, the first edition of the IMRF is above all an opportunity to measure the implementation of the Marrakech Pact, the breadcrumb trail of our common action," he said, adding that if the collective commitment is essential, so is the individual responsibility of States.

"Taken up by my country at an embryonic stage, the Pact must be constantly irrigated and strengthened," concluded the ambassador.

The 1st International Migration Review Forum, which brought together member states, observers, representatives of the UN system in addition to stakeholder groups, examined progress made at the local, national, regional and global levels in implementing the Marrakech Pact and addressed further concrete actions to better protect and support the world's more than 281 million migrants through changes in policies and practices.

The event culminated in the adoption of an inter-governmentally negotiated declaration on progress.

As part of the decentralized cooperation between Morocco and Italy, this agreement was initialed by the mayor of Boujdour, Abdelaziz Abba, and the mayor of Battipaglia, Cecilia Frances, in the presence of several representatives of local authorities and civil society.

This agreement opens promising prospects for the consolidation of partnership ties between the two parties in the economic, tourism, environmental, associative, cultural and sporting fields in view of the significant growth that the region of Laayoune Sakia El Hamra.

On this occasion, the mayor of Battipaglia expressed the willingness of his city to strengthen trade relations with Boujdour, which has experienced significant socio-economic development.

For his part, the mayor of Boujdour has expressed his willingness to establish relations "sustainable and mutually beneficial in all sectors of common interest" with the Italian city.

The municipality of Boujdour is aware of the impact that could have such a dynamic cooperation and partnership between the two parties and is committed with all its potential and its assets to work for the success of this partnership, said Abba.

He also took the opportunity to highlight the various programs and development projects carried out in the city at economic and social levels.

The Moroccan Consul in Naples, Abdelkader Naji, said that this twinning represents "a unique model of solidarity and mutual respect and reflects the firm commitment of Morocco and Italy to establish decentralized cooperation as a strategic choice.

Naji has, in this regard, noted the dynamism that the Moroccan Sahara region, under the enlightened leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, and which predisposes it to become a strategic regional hub in terms of transatlantic connectivity and between Europe and Africa.

The Italian, 85th in the WTA rankings, confirmed her good form in this final by not giving up any set to her opponent to win the match in 6-2, 6-1. She also defeated the favorite of the tournament, Garbiñe Muguruza (world's 10th).

American Claire Liu reached the final after the Hungarian Anna Bondár withdrew due to injury.

In the doubles event, played the day before, the Japanese Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya won in the final against the pair composed of the Russian Alexandra Panova and the Romanian Monica Niculescu 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 10-8.

The 20th edition of HRH Princess Lalla Meryem Tennis Grand Prix, held from May 14 to 21, was marked by a distinguished presence of the best players in the world.

Placed under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, this international sporting event hosted this year 60 players representing 20 countries, including 30 ranked in the world top 100.

The winner of the HRH Princess Lalla Meryem Grand Prix, with a prize money of USD 250,000, will receive 280 points in the ranking of the best players in the world, while the finalist will receive 180 points.

The players eliminated in the semifinals will earn 110 points individually, the same number that will go to the three best pairs in doubles.

The observation was made at 8:00 a.m. after the alert was given jointly by the space telescope FERMI of NASA and the INTEGRAL Satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), both dedicated to the detection of Gamma-ray bursts, says the Observatory of Oukaimeden in a statement, noting that the source is named GRB220514A.

"There was an explosion on May 14, which gave rise to this signal. Eight hours after receiving the alert, we pointed the MOSS telescope to the position indicated by two telescopes: NASA's FERMI and ESA's INTEGRAL, and indeed we detected this signal and we published this result in a circular dedicated to this type of event," explained Pr. Zouhair Benkhaldoun, researcher at the Faculty of Science Semlalia of Marrakech (FSSM) under Cadi Ayyad University and director of the University Observatory Cadi Ayyad, in a statement to the press, adding that the telescope of the Observatory of Oukaimeden is the only telescope in this part of the globe that has detected this phenomenon.

Gamma-ray bursts remain to this day a mystery and a subject of research very much in vogue in what is now known as "multimessenger astronomy". A network called GRANDMA and gathering several observatories around the globe has been formed to monitor this phenomenon very popular with researchers.

These bursts, when they are located at a distant distance, can have as a source "processes involving neutron stars, black holes or hypernovae, or even astrophysical phenomena unknown to date".

The observatory of Oukaimeden, under the Faculty of Science Semlalia of Cadi Ayyad University joined the GRANDMA network a few months ago and began observations recently (April 2022) with the following telescopes all operated on the site of Oukaimeden: the MOSS Telescope, the OWL Telescope of the Space Agency of South Korea and the telescopes of the Moroccan Association of Astrophotography.

This last association has just built an observatory called HAO (High Atlas Observatory) at the observatory of Oukaimeden and has co-signed the circular having been published following this discovery.

Beyond the great first that has just realized the observatory of Oukaimeden with this discovery, the program of follow-up of the Gamma-ray bursts comes to concretize again, the cooperation between professionals and Amateurs in Morocco known under the acronym ProAm in the field of the sky sciences.

Khadija El Mardi has achieved an unprecedented feat by becoming the first Moroccan to reach a final at the world boxing and offering Morocco its first silver medal.

In a very balanced fight, the Moroccan woman managed to win the first round before the Turkish woman came back in the fight by finishing on the score of 4 to 1.

The fight was held in the Başakşehir hall, in the presence of a large number of members of the Moroccan community established in Turkey as well as the Moroccan ambassador in Ankara Mohamed Ali Lazrak and the consul general of the Kingdom in Istanbul, El Mehdi Rami, in addition to a large number of students, associations, influencers and Moroccan tourists.

In a symbolic gesture, on behalf of the Moroccan community in Turkey, the Foundation of Morocco has given a shield to the Moroccan champion, in recognition of her efforts to represent her country in the best way.

In a statement to MAP, the Moroccan champion was pleased with this award, which she dedicated to HM King Mohammed VI and the family of national boxing for the support, support and guidance to achieve such sporting achievements.

She also expressed her pride for this result, being the first Moroccan boxer to qualify for a final of a world championship, while expressing her thanks to members of the Moroccan community for their support and encouragement throughout the various phases of this tournament.

The Moroccan pugilist Khadija El Mardi promised to offer the Moroccans a medal in the next Olympic Games.

In a similar statement, the technical director Fadli Otmane stressed that this tournament is one of the most important of the last twenty years in terms of records and number of participating countries, noting that Khadija El Mardi and the national team have signed a good participation.

He said that the Moroccan champion has honored the national colors and came close to winning the title against a strong opponent who played in front of a room entirely devoted to his cause.

Musk, the world's richest man and founder of the carmaker Tesla, made a surprise visit to Brazil, where he had a meeting with the head of state in the southeastern state of São Paulo, local media report.

According to Bolsonaro, who will seek a new term in October, the project includes examining Brazil's "economic potential," investments, innovation, connectivity and the use of technology to "strengthen protection" in the Amazon.

On this occasion, Musk announced the "launch" of his Starlink satellite system in 19,000 schools in rural areas; a technology that he said will also allow environmental "monitoring" of the Amazon.

"We need this connectivity" to protect the Amazon, Musk stressed to a small group of businessmen and students. Meanwhile, Brazil's Communications Minister Fabio Farias, who organized the meeting, noted that low-altitude satellites could be launched in the Amazon region in the "next few months."

Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency had authorized earlier this year the operation of Starlink satellites, which provide network access via small antennas that are easy to install wherever Internet service providers cannot set up terminals.

Starlink is licensed to place 40,000 satellites worldwide, and there are currently 2,000 satellites launched within 500 kilometers of Earth. According to Musk's own plans, Starlink could be available to Amazon in the first quarter of 2023.

According to Bolsonaro, Musk's proposal to connect the most remote areas of the Amazon to the Internet via satellite can help show the "reality" of the largest rainforest on the planet.

"We are counting on Musk to make the Amazon known to everyone in Brazil and the world, to show the exuberance of this region, how it is preserved and what harm is caused to us by those who spread lies about this region," said the head of state.

Elon Musk's trip to Brazil comes almost a month after the businessman announced the purchase of the social network Twitter for 44 billion dollars; an operation supported by Bolsonaro but which was finally suspended.

Mehdi Bensaid was invited to this event by Guinea's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts Alpha Soumah.

On the sidelines of this event and in the presence of Morocco's Ambassador in Conakry Isam Taib, Afifi held several bilateral meetings with the Guinean authorities, including the Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts and the Secretary General of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation.

During his meetings, the Moroccan official stressed the excellence of historical relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Guinea and reaffirmed the willingness of his department to collaborate with Guinean partners in various areas related to culture.

The 1st edition of the International Exhibition of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts, which started on May 14 and ends this Saturday, included panels on several topics related to current events including the sharing of experiences on cultural and tourism policies and the role of culture in the fight against illegal migration.

The Oranges opened the score thanks to Youssef El Fahli on penalty kick in the 97th minute, while Thembinkosi Lorch (117th) equalized for the South Africans.

The Berkani club was playing the 3rd final of its history of the CAF Cup, after a final lost in 2019 against Egypt's Zamalek and another won in 2020 at the expense of another Egyptian team, Pyramids FC.

According to the decision of the Court, published on its website, this concerns Nourredine Mediane, Boutahar El Boutahri, Mohamed El Hammouti and Mohamed Laaraj.

The same court ordered the organization of new elections in the said district, in accordance with the provisions of Article 91 of the Organic Law on the House of Representatives.

It also ordered to submit a copy of this decision to the President of the House of Representatives, the administrative party that received the applications for the aforementioned electoral district and the parties concerned, as well as its publication in the official bulletin.

Regarding the appeal concerning Nourredine Mediane and Mohamed Laaraj about the violation of the state of health emergency, the Court said in its decision that they have organized election meetings without authorization and without respect for the requirements of social distancing in the context of COVID-19, which has undermined the principle of equal opportunity between candidates.

The Court justified its decision by the fact that this confirmed irregularity is an infringement of the principles of fairness and equality of opportunity between candidates, which requires the announcement of the invalidation of the election of Nourredine Mediane and Mohamed Laaraj as members of the House of Representatives.

This Blue Talk, which will be held at the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training, the academic arm of the Foundation, is part of continuous activities and actions carried out by the Foundation and its partners for the past 20 years.

This international event, which will be held on the eve of the United Nations Conference on the Oceans, scheduled from June 27 to July 1 in Lisbon, will mobilize Moroccan and African stakeholders for the oceans, said Friday a statement from the organizers.

As part of the Foundation's commitment for seas and oceans, this event aims, in an inclusive and multi-stakeholder framework, to highlight the role of science and innovation for a sustainable exploitation of the oceans.

It also aims to deepen the basis for priority thematic exchanges to be addressed in the framework of the United Nations Conference in Lisbon and to strengthen the momentum towards the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development.

In addition, it seeks to build and leverage existing successful partnerships and stimulate the creation of new innovative partnerships oriented towards concrete and sustainable positive impact. The program of this event includes a high-level panel: "The United Nations Conference on the Oceans in Lisbon. What role for science and innovation?" and an Expert Panel.

HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa has been appointed in 2021 by the United Nations as Patron of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development, the press release recalls.

In order to maintain this momentum, the Foundation has organized a national workshop of partners on May 18, 2022 and will host, in close collaboration with IOC UNESCO, the Dialogue of Foundations in the framework of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development from 1 to 3 June 2022.

The Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, faithful to its fundamental mission of awareness and education, has been working for 20 years to mobilize all stakeholders to become more involved in the protection of the environment and sustainable development.