Keywords: Education


His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s New Education Minister Takes Office in Morocco

Morocco’s education sector is entering a new phase of leadership following the handover of responsibilities between Nabil Benabdallah, the newly appointed Minister of National Education, Preschool Education, Vocational Training and Skills, and his predecessor, Mohamed Saad Berrada, during a ceremony......

Moroccan Students Join Regional AeroSTAR Programme to Explore Aviation and Space Careers

Moroccan high school students are gaining exposure to the aviation and space industries through an international training initiative developed by Boeing and Amideast, as the aerospace sector faces growing demand for skilled professionals over the coming decades. The first edition of AeroSTAR brought......

Madrid Public Education Protests Leave Five Arrested and Two Police Officers Injured

Five people have been arrested following clashes between protesters and riot police during a demonstration in support of public education at Complutense University of Madrid on Wednesday morning. Two police officers reportedly sustained minor injuries during the confrontation, as tensions escalated on......

Chery Morocco and Bouchra Baibanou Bring School Supplies to 230 Children in Al Haouz

Supporting access to education in rural communities, Chery Morocco joined forces with Moroccan mountaineer and community advocate Bouchra Baibanou to distribute 230 schoolbags filled with educational supplies to children in the mountainous Al Haouz region on October 6, 2026. The initiative took place......

Princess Lalla Asmaa inaugurates an inclusive university in Rabat for deaf and hearing students

Princess Lalla Asmaa, president of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, inaugurated Lalla Asmaa University in Rabat on Thursday, October 15, marking the launch of an institution designed to bring deaf and hard-of-hearing students together with their hearing peers. Presented by the foundation as the first university......

IMF official highlights Morocco’s economic resilience amid global uncertainty

Morocco’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience despite heightened global uncertainty, according to Taline Koranchelian, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East and Central Asia Department. Speaking in Bangkok on Thursday, October 15, on the sidelines of the......

Azerbaijan denies hijab restrictions in medical institutions and warns against fake documents

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health has rejected claims that it introduced restrictions on wearing the hijab in medical institutions, describing a document circulating online as fraudulent. In a joint statement issued on Thursday with the Azerbaijan Media Development Agency, the ministry said it had......

Multidimensional poverty affects 3.8% of Morocco’s population, UN-backed report finds

Morocco has made progress in reducing multidimensional poverty, cutting its measured level by half between 2011 and 2017–2018, according to the 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index published by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme......

Morocco rises to eighth place in Arab scientific journal ranking for 2026

Morocco has strengthened its presence in Arabic-language academic publishing, rising to eighth place in the 2026 ranking of scientific journals compiled by the Arab Citation and Impact Factor initiative, known as ARCIF. The country’s total number of journals included in the ranking increased to......