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To help tourism sector recover quickly from the impact of Covid-19, Moroccan authorities decided on Thursday to ease covid-19 entry requirements for international travelers. Starting October 1st, foreign visitors will have to show a negative PRC test taken in the last 72 hours instead of 48 hours required previously before arriving in the country. The […]
Moroccan private sector will benefit from two green investments totaling €253 million provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and South Korea. Thanks to this financial support, local businesses will be able to acquire green technology and become more competitive, contributing thus to […]
US Wednesday signed a ten-year military cooperation agreement with Tunisia to train and improve the abilities of Tunisian soldiers and help the North African country respond to security threats. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper inked the deal with his Tunisian counterpart, Brahim Bertagi, during his visit to Tunis, first leg of the US official’s Maghreb […]
Local elected officials and civil society activists in the Sahara, Morocco’s southern provinces, shouted out against the recent provocation by a dozen separatist agents in Laayoune who declared the setting up of a pro-Polisario entity. Abusing the atmosphere of freedoms and human rights in Morocco, the separatist group instigated acts, violating Morocco’s penal code. The […]
Morocco has formally rejected the allegations of Human Rights Watch, which attacked in a recent report the Moroccan judiciary, accusing it of bias in the wake of the pre-trial detention of Omar Radi on espionage-related charges and rape. In a strong worded statement, Moroccan public authorities denounced the double speak of HRW, which calls for […]
The seventeenth meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), convened Tuesday, has renewed the mandate of Morocco and Canada as co-chairmen of the Forum for an additional year. The meeting was an opportunity for the Forum members to renew their confidence in the co-chairmanship of Morocco and Canada by extending their […]
The first military medico-surgical field hospital set up by Morocco in Zaatari Camp in Jordan in 2012 has completed its humanitarian mission towards Syrian refugees, after eight years of commendable services, said on Wednesday a military source. The mission of the field Hospital in Zaatari refugee camp has come to end after it served for […]
Morocco has sent Mali a message of support, friendship and solidarity with the Malian authorities and people following the important developments unfolding on the ground for a peaceful transition. The message was conveyed Tuesday by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, who, upon the instruction of King Mohammed VI, paid a visit to Bamako. Bourita, the […]
Egypt has approved a financing request of about $191 million by national carrier EgyptAir to be used to pay external debt. The Central Bank of Egypt will release the funds in the form of loan, state-run Ahram online reports. EgyptAir, which resumed flying from July 1st after several months of hiatus due to the coronavirus […]
How to revive the Senegalese economy? The question was at the heart of a presidential council on Tuesday, September 29. Representatives of the government, the private sector, and partners of the country were gathered around Macky Sall. The authorities presented a plan worth €22.4 billion and defined priority sectors. “After the defense, it is necessary […]