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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez excluded foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya following a government reshuffle that left key portfolios intact. Jose Manuel Albares was named new foreign minister, while Isabel Rodriguez will become the new government spokesperson and territories minister. Laya was rebuked for triggering and mismanaging a crisis with Morocco after she was found […]
Tunisia’s health system “has collapsed” due to the surge in coronavirus cases, thus health ministry described the dire situation in his country. The pandemic has had a “disastrous” impact on the country, the spokesperson for the health ministry Nissaf Ben Alya said as hospitals are submerged by Covid-19 patients and morgues hit maximum capacity. Abhorrent […]
The immunization campaign against Covid-19 in Morocco has been extended to people aged between 35 and 39, the ministry of Health announced Friday. People over 40 who have not yet been vaccinated are urged to go to vaccination centers to receive their doses, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry also urged all targeted […]
The Bayt Mal Alqods Acharif Agency has sent medical supplies and equipment to hospitals in occupied Al Quds to support victims of the ongoing crisis in the holy city. The agency, chaired by King Mohammed VI through the Al-Quds Committee and operating as an affiliate of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said in a […]
Morocco’s lower house adopted a draft bill on tax reform that aims at achieving tax equity and boosting state tax revenues to fund development projects. The new text also aims at curbing the tax evasion and reduce the size of the informal sector, while making tax incentives more rational in case of the absence of […]
Morocco and the Netherlands have agreed to bury the hatchet and open a new chapter in their relationship after disagreements over several issues that sparked tension between the two countries during the past years. A joint action plan was signed remotely Thursday by Director of Political affairs at Moroccan foreign ministry Fouad Yazourh and his […]
The third wave of Covid-19 in Africa has not yet reached its peak of infection, but already, this wave is worse than the previous one according to the WHO, which is worried about the spread of the Delta variant. However, the Covax system, which is supposed to distribute vaccines to poor countries, has been halted. […]
Morocco has unveiled a landmark deal to produce Africa’s first Covid-19 vaccines in partnership with China’s Sinopharm and made it clear that the goals are meeting self-sufficiency in key vaccines and exporting to the rest of the continent. The North African country is expected to start production with 5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine […]
The government of Turkmenistan has reaffirmed its strong support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Sahara conflict. This supportive stand was voiced by Turkmenistan’s Foreign minister Rashid Meredov during the 4th Political Consultations meeting held Thursday remotely between the two […]
Tunisia Thursday imposed a ban on all movements between various governorates of the country until end of the current month as part of efforts to curtail surge in COVID-19 contaminations. The decision does not apply for students taking their exams, some emergency cases and the transportation of food stock and medical supply, Webdo Tunis reports. […]