In last December, in Casablanca (Morocco), a new scientific society for primary immunodeficiencies was founded: the Arabic society for Primary Immunodeficiencies (ARAPID). Its first congress, held in Casablanca, jointly with the 8^th Annual Congress of the Moroccan Society for Primary Immunodeficiencies, was attended by more than 250 delegates coming from 13 countries of the Arab world. The main language was Arabic. Program is available here.