King Mohammed VI speech aug 20- 2021

Morocco needs 95,000 more health workers – Health Minister says

The success of Morocco’s plan to implement universal health coverage hinges on meeting the deficit in health workers estimated at 95,000, health minister said. Speaking to MPs, Minister Khaled Ait Taleb said that Morocco needs 32,522 more doctors and 65,044 nurses, adding that currently Morocco has only 1.7 doctors per 1000 people, which is far […]

Germany reiterates support for Autonomy Plan as a “very good basis” for settlement of dispute over Sahara

Germany reiterated, on Thursday, its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented in 2007, as a “serious and credible” effort by the Kingdom and a “very good basis for a solution accepted by the parties.” Head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, reiterated Germany’s “long-standing support for the UN-led process for a realistic, […]

Türkiye extends missions of its troops in Mali, CAR for one additional year

The Turkish parliament Wednesday renewed for another year the mandate of Turkish troops operating for peace keeping in Mali and Central African Republic (CAR) under the UN umbrella, Anadolu news agency reports. The Turkish presidency had submitted the extension decision in a motion in the legislature. In September 2014, a 12,000-troop strong U.N. peacekeeping force […]