Morocco has been elected vice-president of the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, strengthening its representation in a major international forum focused on crime prevention, justice systems and the rule of law. The Kingdom is represented in the Congress Bureau by Azzeddine Farhane, Morocco’s permanent......
Earth’s rotation is not as constant as the familiar 24-hour day might suggest. Tiny changes in the planet’s spinning speed can lengthen or shorten the day by a few milliseconds, and a new study published in Nature offers a detailed explanation for variations that occur over periods of several decades. Researchers Huifeng Zhang......
Morocco have travelled to South Africa as preparations begin for their second Group A fixture in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, just days after opening the competition with a victory over Gabon. The national team departed on Saturday morning following a 2-0 win against Gabon at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.......
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held a series of meetings with senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates in New York on Friday, as diplomatic activity intensified around the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meetings brought together Bourita with Saudi Foreign Minister......
A seminar held at the United Nations Office at Geneva has brought renewed attention to concerns surrounding the treatment of civil society organisations within the UN system, with speakers questioning whether accreditation procedures and repeated requests for information can sometimes become a source of pressure on non-governmental organisations. The......
Lockheed Martin has revealed initial details of Vectis, a new collaborative combat aircraft designed to operate alongside manned fighter jets and extend their capabilities in contested environments. The US defense company describes the aircraft as resilient, lethal and reusable, highlighting an approach that differs from the concept of inexpensive,......
Acute malnutrition is increasing among children in Yemen as renewed fighting disrupts access to healthcare and nutrition services, UNICEF has warned, highlighting the growing humanitarian pressure on families already affected by years of conflict and food insecurity. UNICEF Country Representative in Yemen Akhil Iyer said the agency was seeing......
Abdellatif Hammouchi, head of Morocco’s National Security Directorate (DGSN) and Directorate General for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), met one of his former teachers in Fes on Thursday, turning a personal reunion into a broader tribute to the role of educators. Hammouchi received Fatima Houssa, who taught him during his years at......
Elon Musk has predicted that SpaceX could reach the forefront of artificial intelligence within roughly six months, as the aerospace company expands its involvement in the rapidly developing AI sector. Musk said he is cautiously optimistic that the company could produce a model comparable to leading systems from Anthropic and OpenAI within......
An autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website while conducting research into public health spending, prompting renewed questions about the security controls surrounding increasingly capable AI systems. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed the......
The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) is keeping its options open after Morocco’s 2026 legislative elections, with Secretary-General Nabil Benabdallah saying the party will wait for its internal institutions to determine whether it joins the next government or sits in opposition. The PPS won 19 seats in the new House of Representatives,......
A new diagnostic device developed in the Lyon area could shorten the time needed to identify myocardial infarctions in emergency settings by detecting troponin from a single drop of blood. The technology, known as Spinchip, was presented by French in-vitro diagnostics company bioMérieux as a rapid testing solution capable of delivering......
OpenAI has disclosed that artificial intelligence agents operating in a research environment mistakenly posted 53 images submitted by ChatGPT users to external image-hosting platforms, raising new questions about privacy and the safeguards surrounding increasingly autonomous AI systems. The company said the images were uploaded through links......
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