This year’s Forbes list of the top 100 businesswomen in the Middle East features 104 women from 27 different nationalities who work in 27 various industries. Five Moroccans were chosen.

Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, the head of Aksal Group and a well-known businesswoman in Morocco, came in at number seventeen.

The pioneer in high-end retail in Morocco is Aksal.

Moroccan woman in business 19th place went to Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun of the Mineral Waters Oulmes group.

Rita Maria Zniber, the CEO of Diana Holding, is listed at position 33.

The Sothema group’s president and CEO, Lamia Tazi, came in at number 65.

Sada Karim Lamrani, executive vice-president of Safari-Sofipar holding, is the last Moroccan on the list and is listed in 80th place. He is the fifth Moroccan overall.

Banking and financial services take the top spot on the list with 23 participations, followed by diversified companies with 11 participations, investment with 8 participations, retail with 6 participations, and health care with 5 participations.

The UAE topped the list with 15 businesswomen, followed by Egypt with 12, Saudi Arabia with 11, Kuwait with 8, Lebanon, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman with 6 each, and Morocco with 5. The list also included entries from Lebanon, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman.

According to Forbes, some of the biggest companies in the Middle East and North Africa are run by women.

As CEO of the First Abu Dhabi Bank Group Hana Al Rostamani and Managing Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group Raja Easa Al Gurg were named to Forbes’ list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for 2022, they became among the most influential female leaders in the world.

Huda Kattan, the well-known founder of the internationally recognized makeup line “Huda Beauty,” came in at number thirty.

The influence of the profile on the region and the markets it serves, their accomplishments and performance over the previous year, the number and scope of sustainability and CSR initiatives they have led, their designation, their company’s size in terms of revenue, assets, and stock market capitalization, and the number of employees were all taken into account when Forbes Middle East magazine created its ranking.

The five Moroccans who made the list are all involved in noteworthy and diverse businesses in their home nation.

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The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Meeting, which took place in Marrakech on Wednesday, expressed alarm about the spread of separatist groups in Africa, while reaffirming their common desire to continue the battle against Daesh.

According to a joint communiqué issued at the end of the meeting attended by representatives from 79 countries, the proliferation of non-state actors, including separatist movements, is causing destabilization and increasing the vulnerability of African states, favoring Daesh/ISIS and other terrorist and violent extremist organizations.

The Africa Focus Group will bolster the civilian-led counterterrorism capabilities of African members of the Defeat Daesh/ISIS Coalition under the auspices of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS, they said, emphasizing the need for the Africa Focus Group to foster synergies with other existing international, sub-regional, and regional counterterrorism efforts and initiatives on the African continent.

The Ministers also emphasized that the coalition to defeat Daesh/ISIS will continue to be a civilian-led operation led by, with, and through our African countries, in accordance with national ownership principles and African member states’ specific needs.

They also mentioned the link between separatist and terrorist movements working together to exploit existing vulnerabilities and increase their destabilizing influence.

In this regard, the participants emphasized the importance of addressing the evolving threat of Daesh, particularly in Africa, by strengthening African members’ counter-terrorism capabilities and considering the challenges and threats posed by the proliferation of non-state actors, including separatist groups, as a destabilizing factor and vulnerability in the region.

They also emphasized the importance of addressing the root causes of insecurity in Africa, while emphasizing that any long-term solution to halting the spread of Daesh/ISIS on the continent will rely primarily on national authorities, as well as sub-regional and regional efforts and initiatives that recognize and address the political and economic drivers of conflict.

The Ministers stressed the need of addressing the global Daesh/ISIS threat by coordinating actions in a holistic and comprehensive manner, which is a hallmark of the Defeat Daesh/ISIS Coalition. The Defeat Daesh/ISIS Coalition Working Groups have proposed activities like as communications, counter-ISIS finance, foreign terrorist fighters, and stabilization, according to the release.

They also hailed the inaugural gathering of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS in Africa.

The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Meeting was hosted by Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Resident Abroad, and Mr. Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State.

The meeting marks a turning moment in worldwide commitment and coordination in the battle against “Daesh,” with a special focus on Africa and the increasing terrorist threat in the Middle East and other regions.

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The resumption of relations with Israel does in no way signify a change in Morocco’s constant position of support for the Palestinian cause, but on the contrary, it is in line with its commitment to continue to contribute constructively to the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, noted Balla in an interview with the Italian channel Rai News.

The resumption of relations took place on the basis of Morocco’s clear policy of supporting the well-founded solution of two states living side by side in peace and security, and hence the role of HM King Mohammed VI as President of the Al Quds Committee is recognized by everyone, stated the Moroccan diplomat.

In this sense, Balla specified that the resumption of relations between Morocco and Israel is part of a dynamic difference from the Abraham Accords as it is marked mainly by the attachment of the Moroccan Jewish community in Israel to His Majesty, King of Morocco, as Leader of the Faithful, and by the historical, cultural and social links that this community maintains with its country of origin, Morocco.

He further indicated, in this regard, that the Moroccan Constitution inscribed the Jewish component as part of the national identity.

The Moroccan ambassador further indicated that the teaching of the history of Moroccan Judaism in Moroccan school programs is a revelation of a true expression of the values ​​of the Moroccan society embodied by the spirit of tolerance, openness and respect for pluralism.

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