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Tough times ahead for Morocco’s tourism industry

Tourism businesses saw their hopes of a recovery this year shattered after the flight bans to shield the country from new variants. The government has so far approved aid to the sector to keep jobs but professionals complain the measure is not enough, calling for a tax exemption and stipend to workers that span from […]

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Morocco, Israel celebrate one year of normalization

The ambassadors of Morocco and Israel to the United States, Lalla Joumala and Michael Herzog hosted a joint event in Washington to celebrate the first anniversary of the Morocco-Israel-USA tripartite agreement which triggered a dynamic of cooperation in the service of development and peace, with, in particular, the resumption of Moroccan-Israeli diplomatic relations. Actually, Morocco […]

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Morocco: Moves to facilitate SMEs’ access to capital market

A memorandum of understanding to facilitate the access of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the capital market was signed on Wednesday in Casablanca. The MoU between the Casablanca Stock Exchange, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), the Professional Association of Brokerage Companies (APSB) and Maroclear aims to facilitate SMEs’ access to financing at the […]

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COVID-19: Morocco cancels cultural & artistic events as omicron continues to spread worldwide

Moroccan authorities decided on Friday to cancel all cultural and artistic events as the new coronavirus variant Omicron continues to spread around the world. The new measure comes after they have suspended all incoming passengers’ flights and ferries for two weeks, while the number of attendees at funerals has been reduced to maximum ten people […]

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Libyan Interior ministry warns insecurity puts electoral process in jeopardy

Libya’s Interior minister, Khaled Mazen, warned that deteriorating security situation in the country is no longer acceptable for the electoral process to proceed following failure of the Sabha Court to consider the appeals brought to it due to security threats, Libya Observer reports. Mazen made remarks during a joint press conference with Minister of Justice […]

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Covid-19: Morocco suspends flights to and from France starting Nov.28

Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend temporarily flights to and from France starting Nov.28 due to a surge of Covid-19 infections and deaths in some European countries as winter season approaches. The flights suspension was initially to be enforced this Friday but was postponed by two days to enable Moroccan nationals and foreigners living in […]

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Morocco: Social protection generalization project on track; implementation to be monitored by inter-ministerial committee

The implementation of the project to generalize social protection will be monitored by an inter-ministerial committee, whose creation was announced by head of government Aziz Akhannouch. Akhannouch who made the announcement during a cabinet meeting said the inter-ministerial committee is the starting point for the operationalization of this unprecedented royal social project, stressing the solicitude […]

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Expo 2020 Dubai: Official opening of the Moroccan pavilion

The Morocco pavilion at the world exhibition “Expo Dubai 2020” was officially opened on Saturday evening in the presence of a large ministerial delegation.   Located in the heart of the Opportunity District, near the United Arab Emirates pavilion and not far from Al Wasl Plaza, central monument of the Expo 2020 Dubai site, the […]

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UN: Moroccan diplomat to co-chair Group of Friends on Voluntary National Reviews of SDGs

The President of the UN General Assembly and the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale, along with the Ambassador of the Philippines, co-chair of the Group of Friends on the Voluntary National Reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The appointment strengthens Morocco’s […]

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Nokia to build IoT infrastructure for Egypt

Egypt’s telecom company, Telecom Egypt has tasked Nokia International to build the country’s Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure expected to spur improvement of businesses. The deal signed between Adel Hamed, managing director and CEO of Telecom Egypt, and Henrik Fall, head of cloud services and networks in the Middle East and Africa at Nokia, will […]