Algeria, Egypt eye production of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

Algeria and Egypt could produce Sputnik V, Russia’s covid-19 vaccine, touted as the cheapest among other vaccines. Both countries were among 55 countries around the world that took part Wednesday in an UN-led virtual conference on the presentation of the Russian vaccine. Russian Health Minister Mikhaïl Mourachko said at the special session that the participating […]

Morocco: Over 190 would-be migrants rescued off Dakhla

A Royal Navy patrol boat intercepted, approximately 157 km northwest of the city of Dakhla, a pirogue in difficulty with on board 196 Sub-Saharan would-be migrants, who intended to reach the Canary Islands. One of the passengers was dead.   The rescued people received first aid on board, before being taken safely back to the […]

Sanchez vacation in Morocco reveals Spanish opposition’s Morocco phobia

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is spending his holiday with his family in Morocco in a trip that revealed the scale of hostility to anything Moroccan among some Spanish opposition parties. Sanchez has been in Morocco since last week and spent a few days in Marrakech where the media shared his pictures, sightseeing the centuries-old […]