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  "id": 10737099,
  "title": "Morocco names Fatima El Mansouri first woman PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-names-fatima-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/morocco-names-fatima-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister. According to The National UAE, she is 50 years old and leads the Authenticity and Modernity Party, which won 97 seats in the House of Representatives.\n\nHer party, Punch reports, won the parliamentary elections, after which King Mohammed VI tasked El Mansouri with forming a new government.\n\nThe National UAE also reports that El Mansouri's party is open to coalition talks with other parties. The new government is expected to oversee the final stages of a $20 billion project to prepare for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Portugal and Spain.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "🔴 Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes first woman prime minister of Morocco",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/marrakesh-mayor-fatima-ezzahra-el-mansouri-becomes-first-woman-prime",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:09:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Morocco’s king appoints the country’s first woman prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-the-countrys-first-woman-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:13:43.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri set to be Morocco's first female PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fatima-ezzahra-el-mansouri-set-to-be-moroccos-first-female-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:39:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Morocco makes history: King appoints first female prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-makes-history-king-appoints-first-female-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:46:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Fatima-Zahra Mansouri becomes Morocco’s first female prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fatima-zahra-mansouri-becomes-moroccos-first-female-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:59:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/first-female-prime-minister-named-in-morocco-after-winning-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:14:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Morocco names Fatima El Mansouri first woman PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-names-fatima-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm-10740047",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:32:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Morocco gets first woman prime minister as king appoints Fatima Zahra Mansouri to top post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/morocco-gets-first-woman-prime-minister-as-king-appoints-fatima-zahra",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:39:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Morocco's king appoints first female prime minister following election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-first-female-prime-minister-following-election",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:18:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister following election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-following-election",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:26:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister following election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-following-election-10777181",
        "published": "2026-09-29T20:46:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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