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Moroccan authorities have tightened control for inbound travellers at the airports of Marrakech-Menara and Essaouira-Mogador after several European countries have reported cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 which was first identified in UK. Besides the required covid-19 negative test, temperature screening, face-mask wearing and the respect of the distancing rules, the passengers may […]
A first Moroccan delegation was sent to Israel for a visit that will prepare the ground for a high-key one in the upcoming days, Moroccan media reported. The delegation is made of foreign ministry staff that will inspect the location of the Moroccan liaison office and prepare for a much larger delegation in the upcoming […]
Moroccan and Mauritanian education ministers held talks in Rabat to examine the prospects to broaden their bilateral cooperation. Said Amzazi and Sidi Ould Salem agreed to further strengthen ties between Moroccan and Mauritanian universities. Over 1200 Mauritanian students pursue studies in different Moroccan universities and higher education institutions this year, Morocco’s education ministry said in […]
Three French soldiers of the Barkhane force were killed in operation in Mali on Monday when their armored vehicle was hit by an explosive device in the region of Hombori, the French presidency announced. Three French soldiers of the 1st regiment of chasseurs of Thierville-sur-Meuse lost their lives on Monday December 28. Their armoured vehicle […]
VM Steel, a Belgian stock-listed exporter of a wide range of steel products has launched, in partnership with Moroccan K-3S & T, a subsidiary, VM Steel Maroc, in Morocco from where it aims to conquer the African continent. The subsidiary is the first international branch of the Belgian steel giant which is thus gaining foothold […]
Moroccan flag-carrier “Royal Air Maroc” (RAM) would start operating direct flights between Casablanca and Tel Aviv on January 16, announced local news website le 360 citing well-informed sources. The 5-hour non-stop service will be running four times per week aboard Dreamliner planes. A roundtrip will cost over 400 Euros. The move comes following Morocco’s decision […]
A top Egyptian delegation met Sunday in Tripoli with members of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), an unprecedented meeting, seeking re-establish ties between the two countries. The delegation included security and diplomatic officials headed by deputy chief of intelligence and head of Libya file at the Egyptian Presidency Ayman Badie, Libya Observer reports. […]
The appeal trial of “Madame Maya”, presented as the hidden daughter of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was held this weekend in Tipaza, west of Algiers. The trial is presented as a symbol of the fight against corruption. In first instance, on October 14, Zoulikha-Chafika Nachinache (her real name) who was posing as the daughter of […]
Two officials of the Tunisian trade ministry have been arrested for taking kickbacks, a prominent lawmaker told the media Saturday. The officials, according to Badreddine Gammoudi, Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for Administrative Reform, have been arrested for taking TND60,000 (around $18,000) from a businessman in the governorate of Mahdia. Gammoudi said the businessman was […]
The Algerian regime has instructed its mouthpieces to criticize the UN Secretary General’s choice for the upcoming Envoy for the Sahara in a move that further reflects Algiers isolation in the international scene. Pro-military media including El Watan wrote diatribes attacking Antonio Guterres and accusing him of supporting Morocco by choosing former Romanian Prime Minister […]