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China promised Morocco 10 million sinopharm coronavirus vaccine doses in April and May, the Moroccan parliament said. The shipment is part of the cooperation between Morocco and China to counter the coronavirus in implementation of the wishes of King Mohammed VI and president Xi of China, the Parliament said in a statement following talks […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have thwarted an infiltration attempt by the Polisario militias and killed the separatist commander in charge, Moroccan Algerian and Polisario media said. Morocco has on multiple occasions reiterated attachment to the ceasefire agreement but made it clear that it will respond firmly to any attacks by the separatists. Polisario […]
Cement producer LafargeHolcim, listed with the Casablanca stock exchange, announced the completion of its new plant in Taroudant worth $330 mln with an annual capacity of 1.6 million tons. The new factory, which is set to start production in July, will supply cement for construction and infrastructure projects in the region of Souss and […]
The International Monetary Fund has lowered slightly its economic forecasts for Morocco saying the Kingdom’s growth is expected to reach 4.5 pc in 2021, while the Fund’s previous projections for the country were estimated at 5 pc. The IMF new outlook takes into account several internal and external factors including the high uncertainty that surrounds […]
Morocco and Colombia agreed to offer each-others nationals visa free entry as part of a push to further strengthen their bilateral relations. The deal aims for waiving visa requirements for less than 90 days stay benefiting holders of ordinary and diplomatic passports. The agreement was signed during a video conference between Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser […]
The Moroccan government has announced a night-time curfew nationwide from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., during the month of Ramadan to start in about a week, while maintaining the various preventive measures previously announced. A government statement indicates this Wednesday that this decision is in line with the recommendations from the Scientific and Technical […]
Next fall elections are due to be held in Morocco and political parties have made a fuss about an electoral law that is pending final approval. Meanwhile, discussions on the cost and alliances and the emergence of old party leaders after long absence are making headlines. The cost of elections has initially been set at […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, will extend Egypt a credit line of €145 million to help the country improve the railway system safety and to increase the network capacity. “The planned upgrades are expected to benefit low-income Egyptians, about 40 percent of the population, who rely on trains as an affordable mode of transport,” the […]
China and Tunisia signed Tuesday inked a grant deal valued at around $14.2 million (TND40 million) earmarked for the financing of projects in the North African country. The signing took place between Tunisia’s top diplomat Othman Jerandi and his counterpart Zhang Jiang. The deal did not detail projects to be determined by both countries, Webdo […]
After the visits of several Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs and the visit of the head of the European Council last week in Tripoli, the Italian and Greek Prime Ministers paid an official visit to Libya on Tuesday April 6 to discuss with the new Libyan executive economic and security issues as well as […]