Novelist Laïla Lalami is on a roll. With her novel, "The Other Americans", a masterpiece in English literature, she is the finalist for the prestigious "National Book Award" 2019, which took place in the United States.
Two Moroccan women have been selected in the ranking of the 100 most influential young Africans of the year 2019. They are the Executive Director of the National Observatory of Children’s Rights, Lamia Bazir, and the singer, Salma Rachid. The ranking, established by Africa youth awards, is renewed each year, for the past four years.
The Spanish government has awarded the Director General of National Security and Director General of Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi , and the Army Corps General and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Gendarmerie, Mohammed Haramou , the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard.
The Arab Investor Award, the prize that rewards exceptional individual and corporate performance in the field of sustainable investment, was awarded this year to the Moroccan Professor, Rachid Yazami, in the "Green Application" category, in recognition of his scientific research and inventions.
At the "Global Teacher Conclave & Awards 2019" competition, organized in India, a Moroccan teacher received the "Global Teacher" Award for creating an interactive slate.
Meriem Sakrouhi , a young Moroccan woman from Al Hoceima, distinguished herself in a competition for the design of houses of the future, organized in New York by the American Institute of Architects.
Abder El-Badaoui receives the honors of his adopted city. The Moroccan-born athlete accomplished the feat of running for a month to reach Bzou, his hometown in Morocco.
Ihsane Benyahya , Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry in Casablanca, and President of the Dental Medicine and Care Consultation Center at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, was elected, on Saturday, September 7, in San Francisco, President of the International Dental Federation.
On Monday, August 19, 2019, in Rabat, King Mohammed VI was honored by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). It elevated the Moroccan sovereign to the order of the African Olympic merit, in recognition of the efforts he has constantly made to promote sport.
500,000 visitors attended the closing of the world’s largest balloon event. The "Mondial air ballons" took place at the Chambley airfield, north of France, from July 26 to August 4, 2019. Morocco was represented by the only team, at the level of Arab and African countries, led by Hicham Zrikem.
Al Akhawayn University (AUI) is now ready to present its design of the "smart and autonomous" dwelling. This work, whose realization has been a great success, will be in competition at the "Solar decathlon Africa" 2019, in September, in Benguerir.
Moroccan actress Nisrin Erradi was awarded the Best Actress Prize for her role in Maryam Touzani’s film "Adam". The award ceremony took place at the 40th Durban International Film Festival in South Africa.