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Tunisian President Kais Saied has instructed the Foreign ministry and the ministry of Health to negotiate the acquisition of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as the country reels with an increase in coronavirus cases. Saied, reports say, gave the instruction during a recent meeting on the situation of the pandemic in the North African country. […]
Morocco’s Raja Casablanca Monday beat Egypt’s Al Ismaily 3-1 in aggregate to book the second place for the Arab Club Champions Cup dubbed Mohammed VI Champions Cup. Raja, playing in the Marrakech stadium, had to overcome an away 1-0 deficit registered during the first leg in Egypt, early last year. The two teams were goalless […]
The visit to Ankara last Sunday by the Libyan Defense Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has sparked a strong reaction in the Libyan east, which accuses Turkey of seeking to derail the Geneva political agreement. According to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry, the meeting between the two counterparts aims […]
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will open a branch in the city of Dakhla which will serve as a platform for all its operations towards the African continent. This initiative confirms Dakhla’s vocation as a link between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa and a major economic hub, as planned in the development model […]
US ambassador to Rabat David Fischer and US Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker will go down in history as the first US officials to visit the Moroccan southern provinces in implementation of the landmark proclamation of President Trump. “Last month, president Trump acknowledged the inevitable and stated the obvious: The Sahara is Moroccan and […]
Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Egypt’s al Ismaily are locking horns this Monday in the kingdom to book a place in the final of the Mohammed V Cup. Raja will try to overcome 0-1 deficit registered during its away match in Egypt early last year. Both teams are returning to action after 11-month hiatus because of […]
Morocco is witnessing abundant and more evenly distributed rainfall this year auguring well for the agricultural season after years of draught that affected output especially in the southern region. Dams especially in drought hit areas such as Souss are being filled and five of the biggest dams in the country have already hit their maximum […]
Shortly after the hundred days of the swearing-in of the transitional president and vice-president in Mali, a mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrives this Monday in Bamako for two days of meetings. The mission, led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will, during this 48-hour trip, meet with stakeholders in […]
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker, who is currently visiting the Moroccan Sahara, held talks Sunday in Dakhla with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita that covered bilateral relations as well as a set of regional issues, such as the situation in Libya and in the Sahel. At a press […]
Morocco’s fiscal revenues exceeded the expectations set in the budget law standing at 146 billion dirhams, or 107% of the revenues projected in the budget law. Tax revenues were only 4% lower compared to last year in a difficult economic context marked by the fallout of the pandemic on economic activity and tax breaks offered […]