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A third dose of the anti-covid-19 vaccine will be administered to Moroccans as part of the national vaccination campaign at the recommendation of the Scientific Committee. The Ministry of Health announced that in accordance with the recommendations of the National Scientific Committee and international scientific recommendations, a third dose of the vaccine against the Covid […]
Delegates of Libya’s High Council of State (HCS) and the House of Representatives (HoR) started Thursday a two-day meeting in Rabat, Morocco’s capital, to hammer out a consensus on the electoral law ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for next December 24. The participating delegations issued a statement saying the Rabat meeting on […]
The US House of Representatives has passed the ‘‘Libya Stabilization Act’’ (HR 1228) in a move to advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya and support the people of Libya. Under the act, the US can sanction activities of rebel General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) with respect to Syria (currently under […]
Agricultural sciences and new technologies offer an “enormous potential” to Morocco for the development of the farming sector, said, Thursday in New York, permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale. “Today, these sciences and technologies are helping to increase the production of small and medium farmers as well as helping to produce more […]
GE Renewable Energy has been picked up to supply 40 onshore wind turbines for the 200 MW Aftissat onshore wind farm extension in southern Morocco. The project is expected to be operational in 2023 and aims to support industrial companies under power purchase agreements, in line with Morocco’s goal to install 52 pc of renewable […]
In recent days, thousands of Algerian migrants arrived in Spanish coasts after risking their lives through tumultuous waters to escape hardship in their country. No less than 10,000 Algerians embarked to Spain in September alone compared to 11,000 in the whole year of 2020. This sets a new record that reflects the worrying conditions suffered […]
Moroccan insurance and real-estate company Holmarcom seeks to buy stakes held by Paris-based Credit Agricole in its Moroccan branch Credit du Maroc. In a statement, Holmarcom said it has started negotiations but added that there is no “uncertainty”. The deal, if completed, will bolster Holmarcom standing as one of leading insurance companies in the country […]
Morocco has cut the curfew two hours asking citizens to go home at 23:00 instead of 21:00 as the pandemic situation improves in the country. The easing of restrictions to contain Covid-19 came after Morocco inoculated most jabs in Africa. It now has administered 22.6 million jabs of the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines in […]
Millions of pupils and students of public & private schools, vocational training centres and universities will return to in-person schooling in Morocco this October 1st after bringing down Covid-19 infections thanks to King Mohammed VI swift response and wise actions taken to counter the pandemic and mitigate its impacts. Over 19 million people have been […]
Algeria’s dim reality is that it has an endemic reliance on gas and oil for over 95% of its exports as well as for generous subsidies to maintain social peace. But will Algeria be able to continue to export gas and oil amid a rise in domestic consumption? This is the scenario that the military […]