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Morocco’s King urges strict compliance with health measures to curb Covid-19 infections

King Mohammed VI urged Moroccan citizens to strictly comply to health and safety measures in order to curb coronavirus infections, which have spiked recently. The King pointed out that Morocco was cited as a model in the fight against the virus and that achievements should not be overturned by negligence. “There are people who claim […]

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King Mohammed VI deplores upsurge of infections in Morocco, warns of resort again to lockdown

King Mohammed VI has deplored the surge of COVID-19 infections in recent weeks in Morocco, mainly due to the laxity of some citizens and warned that an increase in the number of infections and fatalities might compel the Kingdom to resort again to a complete lockdown and that the deterioration of the health situation today […]

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How Morocco can overcome COVID-19 induced challenges – report

Morocco will have to act quickly to respond to the scale of changes in the lives of individuals and in several sectors of its economy, particularly that of the informal sector, recommends a report released Monday August 17. COVID-19 presents a systemic risk creating vulnerabilities, widening inequalities and hindering the achievement of the Sustainable Development […]

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Algerian opposition leader draws similarities between Lebanese, Algerian tragedies

Lebanon and Algeria, two countries led by corrupt elites who hijacked the ambitions of youth to democracy and prosperity, share many of their plagues, according to Algerian senior opposition leader Said Saadi. In a tribute to the victims of Beirut blast, Saadi said on his facebook account that the explosion widened the cracks within the […]

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Coronavirus: Algeria fails people held by Polisario in Tindouf camps

The Algerian regime made a volt-face concerning the coronavirus outbreak ending weeks of denial and asking forurgent help to contain the virus in the Polisario-run camps. Algeria has abdicated its sovereignty, giving a part of its territories and leaving thousands of Sahraouis under the mercy of a totalitarian separatist militia, which unrelentingly crack down on […]

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Speech on the State of the nation: A roadmap for economic revival, social integration

King Mohammed VI of Morocco delivered Thursday evening a speech on the state of the nation wherein he drew a roadmap for economic revival and social integration amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that dealt a serious blow to the economy and to the income of households. The Monarch announced a number of initiatives to revive the […]

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Libyan protagonists in Morocco, Algeria desperately looking for a spotlight

Speaker of the eastern-based Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh (pro-Haftar) and his foe Khaled al-Meshri, Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State of the internationally-recognized Govt of National Accord, both visited Rabat on Monday seeking Morocco’s backing for the resolution of the conflict in their war-torn country. The two Libyans, who did not meet each […]

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Morocco set to benefit from Post-Coronavirus European investment relocation

The advent of the coronavirus pandemic has exposed European manufacturers to the risk of over-reliance on China’s supply where many firms were tempted by low production costs and skills. Morocco Stands to benefit from this restructuring, building on its competitive assets, infrastructure, competitive wages and skilled workforce, the Oxford Business Group and a DW report […]

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Morocco will not close Amnesty’s office

Morocco is an open country to international rights NGOs and will not close Amnesty’s office despite the failure of the latter to present evidence for its latest accusations against authorities, minister in charge of human rights Mustapha Ramid said. Speaking to MPs, Ramid reiterated Morocco’s open-arm policy towards international organizations including Amnesty, while at the […]

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Amnesty should either provide proof for its spy claims or apologize

Amnesty was led astray or rather chose to derail from defending human rights to defending a group that has a political agenda sugar coated in a human rights cover. In 2019, the group has put forward accusations according to which Moroccan authorities used Israeli-made spyware to snoop on self-proclaimed human rights defender Maati Munjib and […]