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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) set up, Friday in Rabat, a project worth $275,000 to support the UNHCR’s response program to the Covid-19 crisis for refugees residing in Morocco. The UNHCR and JICA said in a joint statement that, as of February 1, 2021, […]
The Arab Parliament has commended the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, to defend the Holy City of Jerusalem and support the resistance of the Palestinian people. During the work of the first session of the third legislature held in Cairo, the Arab Parliament also welcomed the efforts made […]
Morocco has suspended flights with four more countries in a bid to curb contagion after Europe in particular was hit by new Covid-19 variants. Direct flights with Switzerland, Turkey, Germany and the Netherlands are now unavailable to limit contagion. The decision will be updated every 15 days. Morocco had previously banned international travel with Australia, […]
Morocco has reportedly decided to suspend air links to and from Switzerland and Turkey. This decision, which has not been officially announced yet, is part of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and to prevent the spread of new COVID-19 variants. According to press reports, Moroccan authorities have decided to temporarily suspend all flights to […]
Russian news agency RIA FAN uncovered the fallacies propagated by the Polisario and Algerian media regarding the Sahara, where Morocco has ended the conflict to its favor. The RIA FAN story, signed by Vladimir Sharapov, underscores that the artificial conflict over the Sahara is “settled” in view of the growing international support for Morocco’s sovereignty […]
US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his support for the recent normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries, making reference to the recent establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab countries: the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Bahrain and Morocco. “The President emphasized US support for the recent normalization of relations between Israel […]
Morocco has received this Tuesday a second batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, bringing Morocco’s total number of received COVID-19 vaccines to seven million. A Royal Air Maroc aircraft brought the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine doses from Beijing. The shipment brings the total number of Sinopharm vaccines secured by Morocco to one million, following […]
Morocco is expected to receive 4 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine made by Serum institute in India, after Indian foreign ministry cleared 24 million doses for export, Hindustan Times reported. In addition to Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Mauritius, Philippines, Serbia, UAE and Qatar, will also receive AstraZeneca doses on a commercial basis, […]
Moroccan and Israeli foreign ministers received the heads of their respective liaison offices in Rabat and Tel Aviv moving with steady steps towards implementing the deal signed in December to resume ties and unlock cooperation at all levels. In Rabat, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita received head of Israeli liaison office David Govrin, who said […]
Morocco reiterates its calls on Arab countries to work together to protect each other’s territorial integrity and stand as a bulwark against attempts to sow division and discord among them. Foreign minister Nasser Bourita, who was speaking at an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers, organized Monday through videoconference, stressed the need for a collective […]