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More cultural events have been canceled in Morocco since the announcement of the agriculture ministry to skip organizing the international agricultural fair this year few hours after Morocco declared its first Covid-19 case. A Moroccan coming from Italy was tested positive for the virus on Monday and containment measures have been applied to passengers on […]
The new Algerian leadership, which continues to be contested by the mass protesters, is on track of its predecessor in inciting hostility towards Morocco and its strategic interest. This could be predicted from previous statements of the new President Abdelmjid Tebboune, who reiterated on multiple occasions during his electoral campaign to the Presidency that he […]
Polisario Chief Brahim Ghali has not been invited to the inauguration of center-right president of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, marking a new era for this Latin American country after 15 years of left-wing rule. The exclusion of the leaders of the Algeria-backed separatist group from attending the presidential swear-in ceremony in Montevideo comes after […]
Morocco has reported its first coronavirus case in a young Moroccan man coming from northern Italy as the North African country reinforces its precautions to prevent the spread of the virus, the health ministry said. The man entered Morocco on February 29 without symptoms but fell sick later and tests turned out to be coronavirus […]
UN Special Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame Monday resigned from his position citing health issues, two years and a half after his appointment. “My health no longer allows this rate of stress,” the Lebanese UN official said in a statement. “So I asked the Secretary-General to relieve me from my mission, wishing Libya peace and […]
Bank Al Maghrib, Morocco’s central Bank, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to bolster their cooperation to enhance women’s access to financing. Under the agreement inked on Monday in Rabat, Bank Al Maghrib will benefit from IFC’s expertise and its global networks to expand women’s access to funding and support women’s entrepreneurship. The […]
King Mohammed VI launched this Monday in Fez, a four-year program meant to enhance economic activities, safeguard and perpetuate traditional trades and crafts and improve the living environment in the Medina of Fez. The 2020-2024 program, targeting the quality of life of the medina dwellers, requires an investment of $70.2 million (670 million dirhams). […]
The leadership in Africa of King Mohammed VI, who is in charge of migration was highlighted at a meeting of Western Mediterranean countries in Marrakech (5+5). The King received the leadership following the success of Morocco’s migration policy, which was commended as ground breaking in the continent, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told participants. The 8th […]
Several hundred members of the Moroccan Jewish community gathered last week at the Israelite cemetery in Rabat, to celebrate the Hiloula of Rabbi Eliezer Davila. This annual religious meeting celebrates the venerated Saint Rabbi Eliezer Davila, who was born in 1714 in salé, Rabat’s twin city, and who died in 1761. He was buried in […]
Thousands of Moroccans in the occupied city of Ceuta took to the streets to vent their anger at the discriminatory policies of the ruling Vox far right party. The march, bringing together at least 6000 people, was described as the largest in the enclave in the 21st century signaling the frustration of the Moroccans […]