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Morocco has decided Sunday night to shut down eight cities preventing exit and access, in a new restrictive measure that would last 14 days according to Health Minister Khaled Ait Taleb. On Sunday, the announcement was made six hours before the new lockdown of the cities with higher infections was implemented causing a rush and […]
Only initiatives emanating from parties to the Libyan conflict can help reach a political solution in line with the spirit of the UN-sponsored Skhirate agreement, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Bourita made the statement at two separate news conferences with Speaker of the East-based Libyan pro-Haftar House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, and later with […]
The UN has rebuked Spain for the inhuman treatment suffered by thousands of Moroccan women who work as seasonal workers in the strawberry farms of the Huelva region. UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter urged Spain to urgently improve the “deplorable conditions” endured in the strawberry townships before people […]
Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the East-based Libyan prohaftar House of Representatives, arrived Sunday in Morocco to seek the Kingdom’s support to his initiative for the resolution of the Libyan conflict. At a joint press conference held Monday in Rabat with his Moroccan peer Habib El Malki, Aguila Saleh said his initiative is part of the […]
Morocco and South Africa must work together to meet Africa’s challenges, Morocco’s ambassador to Pretoria, Youssef Amrani, said. Amrani, who was the guest on Sunday of the “politiki” program of the South African “Galaxy TV” channel, expressed Morocco’s determination to build relations of cooperation and solidarity with South Africa. “The two countries must work together […]
As Morocco has recorded a surge in coronavirus cases in several prefectures and provinces, in recent days, it has been decided to ban from Sunday midnight travel to and from eight major cities. These are Tangier, Tetouan, Fez, Meknes, Casablanca, Berrechid, Settat and Marrakech, said Sunday a joint statement by the ministries of the Interior […]
The UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, Sunday reopened its sky for international air traffic with first flights bound for Turkey. Libyan Wings Airlines took off to Turkey, the first ever international flight after four months of hiatus owing to the covid-19 pandemic, reports Anadolu news agency, citing Misrata International Airport authorities. The second scheduled […]
President Kais Saied of Tunisia designated Saturday caretaker Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi as Prime Minister in replacement of Elyes Fakhfakh who resigned few days ago on the backdrop of conflict of interest case levelled against him. The 46-year old lawyer was chosen by the Tunisian leader who scorned various candidacies proposed by parties represented in […]
Moroccan hospitals will be supplied with influenza and pneumococcal vaccines during the coming autumn, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb announced on Saturday. While waiting for a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, the ministry of Health has decided to launch a vaccination campaign against seasonal influenza and pneumococcal infections for people suffering from chronic diseases in […]
Morocco’s phosphates producer OCP group said it will challenge a petition filed by its competitor Mosaic aiming to impose anti-subsidy duties on OCP’s fertilizers exports. OCP has said in a statement that since receiving this petition, it has cooperated with the American authorities, who are evaluating whether the petition warrants investigation, and will challenge the […]