In total, about fifteen Moroccan law firms have been distinguished in the 2021 ranking of The Legal 500 in seven areas of law. Individually, fifteen lawyers have also been awarded in recognition of their talents deployed in cases handled in 2020.
In the ranking of the MIT Technology Review Insights 2021 Green Future Index, Morocco ranks 26th globally and first in the MENA region.
The Moroccan Amal El Fallah Serghrouchni, well known in the world of artificial intelligence, is nominated for the Berkeley World Business Analytics Awards. Currently a member of the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology, she is ranked in the "Woman of the Year" category.
Mostafa Salhane was awarded the national medal of recognition for victims of terrorism by presidential decree for having contributed to the arrest of the Algerian terrorist responsible for the Strasbourg attacks in 2018.
Number 1 worldwide on the theme "innovation, technology and data", Morocco will lead an advocacy based on a set of concrete actions for Sustainable Development Goal 7 and the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement. This first global energy meeting under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly since 1981 aims to accelerate the achievement of this objective.
As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Deputy Minister to the Minister of the Interior, in charge of Citizenship, Marlène Schiappa, is initiating an exhibition to "pay tribute to (women) who, in 2021, are the new diverse faces of our Republic, of citizenship and of commitment". Franco-Moroccan Latifa Ibn Ziaten is one of the 109 Mariannes of the Republic.
May 10 will now be the International Argan Tree Day. This resolution has just been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in New York by consensus, at the initiative of Morocco.
Elected "safest bank in Morocco", Attijariwafa Bank has just been named "best investment bank" in the kingdom by the magazine Global Finance. Last October, this bank had already won the awards for "Safest Bank in Morocco" for the 2nd consecutive year and "Safest Bank in Africa".
Expelled in January from the UFC for violating the coronavirus safety protocol, Moroccan MMA champion Ottman Azaitar remains there after all. This is what his president has indicated, who has decided to give him "a second chance".
With 4 new stars to its credit, Spa Royal Mansour is once again distinguished in Forbes’ annual ranking. The establishment is one of the finalists in the People First Star of the Year category, which rewards the social, community and cultural initiatives of hotel properties around the world.
On the occasion of the celebration of the 39th anniversary of the creation of the Greek Football Federation, the Moroccan striker of Olympiacos, Youssef El Arabi was doubly rewarded for his performances. The Atlas Lion has been named top scorer and best foreign player in the Greek football championship for the past season.
Moroccan journalist Omar Radi is one of the three finalists for the third edition of the Normandy Region’s Freedom Prize. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the jury of 30 young people aged 15 to 25 met by videoconference on Saturday, February 13, 2021, as part of this event.