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Morocco has received on Friday 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine as it continues its campaign to reach herd immunity, Moroccan media reported. This new arrival is Sinopharm’s fifth shipment to Morocco, bringing the total doses received from the Chinese pharmaceutical giant to 2.5 million so far. Earlier this week, on April 26, Morocco received […]
The administration of President Biden will not reverse Trump’s decision recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, Axios reported. The statement was made during a phone call between US Secretary of state Antony Blenken and Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Axios, the well informed website, said, quoting two sources familiar with the call. Algeria’s mirage of […]
Sudan has frozen a military agreement with Russia which includes the establishment of a Russian military base on the Red Sea coast of the African country, a top Sudanese official told Turkish news agency Anadolu. The official who asked not to be named because not allowed to talk on the matter, told the Turkish news […]
The Arab Clubs Champions Cup also known as Mohammed VI Champions Cup will wind up on August 21 with the final, two years after the kickoff, due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, set the date Tuesday. Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad will lock horns at Moulay […]
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its constant and principled position regarding Morocco’s territorial integrity, and its continued support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara. This came during a videoconference held Tuesday between the Moroccan and Saudi Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud. During the talks, the Saudi official renewed his […]
Morocco has received this Monday 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine as it continues its campaign to reach herd immunity, Moroccan media reported. Earlier, Morocco announced that China will supply it with 10 million doses in April and May. The new batch will allow Morocco to maintain the vaccination momentum, which earned the Kingdom congratulations […]
The US should consider Morocco’s warnings regarding Iran’s strategic offensive on the continent, said Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington. The alert comes as the US reviews its foreign policy towards Iran and the North African country, which has severed ties with Tehran accusing it of supporting […]
The Israeli Embassy in Colombia presented on Thursday a project to plant 17,000 trees in tribute to the resumption of diplomatic relations with Morocco. This initiative was announced on the occasion of the celebration of International Earth Day, by the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Israeli Embassy in Colombia. […]
Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend flights to and from India as of this Saturday, April 24. The announcement was made late Friday by Morocco’s airport authorities, which said that besides the suspension of flights, Morocco will no longer allow citizens of India, traveling directly or via another country, to enter the country. Although […]
The Moroccan and Israeli ambassadors to the United Nations Omar Hilale and Gilad Erdan co-chaired on Thursday a high-level virtual conference on “Planting for the future: Food security and innovative agriculture”. Co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Morocco and Israel to the UN, the meeting took place on the sidelines of the 54th session of […]