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The Interior ministry has confirmed that his department has prohibited political parties from distributing food aid to the needy during the confinement. The Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit, who was speaking to MPs, did not elaborate why his department took such a decision. However, observers see the move as a step to prevent political parties, especially […]
Morocco has granted to the oil company Conocophillips-Morocco Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary of American energy corporation, a two-year permit to carry out onshore exploration works and studies in “Mesorif” area located in the north of the country. The reconnaissance contract was signed lately via videoconference by Amina Benkhadra, General Manager of hydrocarbons Office, and Melissa […]
Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismaël ould Cheikh Ahmed has welcomed the decision made by King Mohammed VI to dispatch medical aid to 15 African countries, including Mauritania, to help them in their fight against the coronavirus health crisis, saying the royal decision responds perfectly to the national and regional context. The Foreign Minister’s remarks came after […]
Morocco’s minister of culture Othman El Ferdaous has unveiled a new series of supportive measures destined to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on artists, writers, musicians, painters, singers, actors… These measures include advancing the payment of royalties to the artists, musicians, singers, authors and writers. The ministry will also launch a $4 million […]
The decision to ease or lift the confinement and other restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus remains closely linked to the evolution of the epidemiological situation in Morocco, said spokesperson for the government, Saaid Amzazi. “The government has decided to gradually ease the quarantine measures according to the zones and in phases, […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco underwent a successful operation on Sunday June 14 following a recurrent heart rhythm disorder, the King’s medical team said in a statement. King Mohammed VI successfully underwent an intervention on Sunday June 14 at the clinic of the Royal Palace in Rabat, said the statement of the medical team composed […]
The Permanent Representatives of several African countries to the African Union welcomed the initiative of King Mohammed VI to grant medical aid to support sisterly African nations in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. African diplomats expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Monarch and lauded the Kingdom’s active solidarity with the African continent. “Our […]
The flights carrying the medical aid that Morocco decided to grant to several African countries at the order of King Mohammed VI to assist them cope with the COVID-19 health crisis started arriving in the beneficiary states. Thus, a flight of Royal Air Maroc landed Sunday afternoon at the international airport of Nouakchott. Mauritanian Minister […]
King Mohammed VI has ordered the shipment of medical aid to help 15 African countries in their efforts to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, the foreign ministry said. The medical aid is made of nearly 8 million facemasks, 900,000 face shields, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 protective clothing and 30,000 liters of sanitizers in addition to […]
A man who managed to escape the siege imposed on thousands of people in Tindouf has confirmed the information according to which the Polisario and its mentor Algeria were gathering people who were not Sahraouis in the Tindouf camps in order to inflate numbers and perpetuate the chimera of a Sahraoui people seeking for a […]