new cabinet oct. 2019

Social Services Feature Prominently in Morocco’s 2019 Appropriation Bill

The 2019 appropriation bill prepared by the Moroccan government and submitted for the approval of the parliament increases spending on social services, the reduction of social and spatial disparities as well as the promotion of enterprises. To that end, the government planned to spend an additional 7 billion dirhams as the budget dedicated to education […]

Iraqi suspected of financing terrorism arrested in Casablanca

Elements of the National brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested this Wednesday in Casablanca an Iraqi national suspected of fund-raising for the benefit of jihadists operating in the Syrian-Iraqi zone. The arrest of the Iraqi national was operated on the basis of tip-offs  provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). According to […]

COVID-19: Morocco gives go ahead to AstraZeneca vaccine

Morocco has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine for 12 months as it plans a mass vaccination campaign benefiting more than 80% of the population, the health ministry said. The approval came after the vaccine was approved in the UK, India and Argentina. Morocco has ordered 66 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. […]