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Zambia has installation on Friday Kelvin Malisase as its Consul in Laayoune, dismissing thus the allegations relayed by the Algerian media claiming that the Zambian consulate in Laayoune would be closed. Zambian Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji, who is on a working visit to Morocco, confirmed Friday the opening of a Zambian embassy in Rabat and […]
A young Algerian succumbed to his burns after setting fire to himself near his family’s home in Mascara (385 km west of Algiers), a medical source at Oran University Hospital was quoted by local media as saying. The 23-year-old doused himself in gasoline before lighting the fire, turning himself into a torch before his […]
The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric has explained the delay in naming a new UN envoy for the Sahara by the difficult task of filling such a high-profile position. Responding to a question on the delay in finding a new successor to former Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, […]
Morocco decided on Thursday to stop flights from and to Algeria and Egypt until March 21. The decision is part of the country’s efforts to fight the new coronavirus strains, according to Moroccan authorities. The same source added that this decision also applies to travelers who come from Algeria and Egypt through countries that still […]
Morocco will take part in the 27th international Mediterranean tourism market (IMTM-2021) due in Tel Aviv June 15-16. The move comes following the normalization of relations between the Kingdom and Israel. According to a local Moroccan news outlet, the exhibition, the largest annual professional tourism fair of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean, will bring […]
Foreign residents in Morocco are vaccinated against the COVID-19 free of charge in the various vaccination centers set up across the country. In this connection, l’Association des Français de Rabat (AFR) said in a statement that following instructions by King Mohammed VI, foreign residents in Morocco, and in particular French expatriates, received free vaccines against […]
The Moroccan government Council, held in Rabat this Thursday March 04, has decided to extend the state of health emergency, that was scheduled to expire on March 10, until April 10, 2021. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m. […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Morocco on the success of its Covid-19 vaccination efforts, indicating that the country is among the “top 10 successful countries” in launching a national vaccination campaign. Morocco started preparing for a national free vaccination campaign as early as November and kickstarted inoculation on January 28. So far, 3.74 million […]
The Kingdom of Jordan became the latest country to officially open a consulate in the capital of the southern provinces, Laayoune, joining more than 20 mostly African and Arab countries with a diplomatic mission in the Sahara. The opening of the consulate was announced last November following phone talks between King Mohammed VI and King […]
Morocco’s police of the city Asilah, on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom, have foiled an attempt to smuggle 4.6 tons of cannabis. This major drug bust was made during a security combing operation carried out in the city coastline, which led to the discovery and seizure of 117 bales of […]