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The United States Government transferred, Wednesday, the ownership of 21 specialized vehicles to the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces’ Special Operations (MSOF), the American embassy in Rabat said Thursday in a press release. The operation is valued at $1 million, the release added. The “Security Cooperation Office of the American Embassy and the Utah National Guard […]
Morocco managed to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus thanks to a set of restrictive measures that helped the country avert the death of 200 people daily, head of the government Saad Dine El Otmani said in an interview with the media Thursday evening. Morocco has imposed a nation-wide lockdown since March 20 that was […]
The Moroccan government will unveil on May 18 at the House of Representatives its exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown, which was decreed on March 20 for one month and extended by another month till May 20. During the parliamentary monthly session, the Head of Govt. will explain to MPs the government’s plan for lifting […]
Press freedom NGOs have drawn a bleak picture of the conditions of critical media in Algeria where many outspoken independent websites have been closed recently by authorities. Observalgerie, a French speaking news portal, described the current context as “the worst in Algeria’s history for the press.” Le Temps d’Algerie and Ennahar newspapers have been forced […]
Moroccan authorities have provided emergency shelters to 6,324 homeless people to protect them against the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected over 5500 people in the country and killed 183, while 2124 others survived the deadly virus. In a videoconference speech marking the 63rd anniversary of the national mutual aid agency, l’Entraide Nationale, the […]
The Moroccan state-owned OCP group has maintained its leading position as the world first exporter of phosphates although its market share decreased from 38 pc to 34 pc between January & September 2019, but in phosphoric acid, the Group remains the biggest worldwide exporter, with a 49 pc global market share. In 2019, OCP exported […]
Algeria’s warmonger leadership launched live fire military exercises near Morocco’s Sahara borders in a move that adds to a series of provocations showing the inherent hostility of the Algerian regime to Morocco. At a time the country’s finances are hit by the fall in oil prices amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Algerian army has geared […]
Morocco has reiterated its condemnation of Algeria’s support for the separatist Polisario militia as a regional destabilization act. “A Neighboring country continues to fuel separatism and to divert the resources of its people to fund regional destabilization acts,” Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said via videoconference at the summit of the Non Aligned Movement contact group. […]
Morocco reiterated its call on the members of the Non Aligned Movement to promote multilateralism particularly at a context humanity is struggling against the coronavirus pandemic. The call was launched by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita when addressing, via videoconference, the summit of the Non Aligned Movement contact group. Bourita recalled the contents of an […]
The Al Mada Foundation announced Monday in a statement that it will offer 1 million FFP2 masks to healthcare workers who are on the front line in the fight against Covid-19. Actuallty, the FFP2 mask is recommended for hospital use as it ensures the protection of nursing staff who are in direct contact with […]