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The Council of Government, convened Thursday in Rabat, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the country until November 30, 2021, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state of health emergency has been extended for one month instead of two, as was previously the case, […]
The production of olives is expected to increase this year by 21 pc compared to last year crop, said on Tuesday minister of agriculture Mohamed Sadiki at the Parliament’s upper house (Senate). Morocco’s citrus out is also expected to go up by 14 pc this season compared to previous year harvest, added the minister, noting […]
The African Development Bank has approved a € 114 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive and sustainable agriculture in rural areas within the frame of the country’s climate adaptation program focusing on better use of water resources in irrigation and soil conversion techniques. The funding will enhance the resilience of Moroccan agriculture to the global […]
U.S administration has recently contracted for two assessments of the Libya’s oil sector recovery, Libya Observer reports, citing France-based investigative media Africa Intelligence. The first assessment accounting for a first contract was commissioned on September 21 for an amount of almost $400,000 by the Interior Business Center (IBC), the federal government’s purchasing center – a […]
Tunisia’s media regulator, HAICA, Wednesday shut down two media outlets for operating without license, Business News reports. The HAICA, the media says, has seized equipment belonging to the private television Nessma TV and radio Radio Coran in line with the code of conduct article 116 of media in the North African country. The new seizure […]
The cost of Morocco’s vaccine procurement rose to 7 billion dirhams ($77 million), finance ministry documents showed. The amount was funded by the special solidarity fund to which the treasury, companies and citizens amassed contributions that stood at 34 billion dirhams since 2020. Morocco has offered booster jabs for people who took the vaccine six […]
The life trajectory of Egypt’s national pride and Liverpool football star Mohamed Salah has been added to school text books in Egypt as a role model for kids and teenagers, Arab News reports. The life and professional career of the 29-year old soccer player are admired at home and abroad. Nicknamed “the happiness maker”, Salah […]
A Tunis court ordered the seizure on Tuesday of the server at Ennahdha party headquarters as part of investigations into the movement’s recruitment of lobbying groups. The court said it will conduct technical tests on the server as part of the investigation process, Business News reports, citing a statement from the judiciary. The leading party […]
Morocco has pleaded for a strategic update of the partnership between the African Union and the European Union, insisting on the need to fulfill the desire that prompted the creation of this partnership as a space for dialogue and cooperation for security, development and shared prosperity. The plea was made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a written message to Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. The royal message was handed over by Head of the Moroccan Government, Aziz Akhannouch, during a meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, on the sidelines of the Green […]