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The National Foundation of Museums of Morocco (FNM), chaired by Mehdi Qotbi, has earmarked 6 million dirhams to help visual arts artists who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This aid is part of the FNM missions and will mainly concern artists facing difficulties, Mehdi Qotbi told le360 news outlet. The aid will consist […]
Algeria’s warmonger leadership launched live fire military exercises near Morocco’s Sahara borders in a move that adds to a series of provocations showing the inherent hostility of the Algerian regime to Morocco. At a time the country’s finances are hit by the fall in oil prices amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Algerian army has geared […]
A new aid embezzlement scandal emerged in the Tindouf camps after the Polisairo-administered Red Crescent was found guilty of sending aid to stores run by the trade division of the militia to be sold instead of being distributed for free to the targeted vulnerable civilians. This comes amid international concern at reports of a coronavirus […]
This year, Moroccans have to give up many traditions and practices associated with the fasting month of Ramadan to help contain the coronavirus outbreak. The busy streets and markets as well as collective prayers at mosques and family visits had to be given up this year in order to limit contagion. Authorities have extended the […]
Winds of change are blowing on the Tindouf camps with the emergence of a new opposition movement calling for a political and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara issue. The movement which calls itself Sahraouis for Peace breaks away with the ideological rhetoric of the Polisario and its mentor Algeria, reluctant to engage in negotiations […]
Time for reform has run out for Algeria with the plunge in oil prices further worsening combustible factors of financial hardships, corrupt leadership and social dissent. Myopic to the demands of the Algerian people for reforms and better living conditions, the same old ruling military elite renewed itself with a civilian facade amid pro-democracy protests. […]
Several countries, international institutions and international media have hailed the initiative put forward lately by King Mohammed VI calling for a unified and concerted response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and for facilitating joint action by African countries. The initiative, which also suggests sharing of experience and best practices in the fight against the coronavirus […]
Since its independence, Morocco attached utmost importance to meeting its foodstuff needs from domestic production encouraging agriculture and agri-food industries, with the country now largely producing most of the food needs of its 37 million population at a time the global foodstuff supply chain is undergoing disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak and shortage of […]
Anger and frustration of the Sahrawis sequestered in the Polisario-controlled Lahmada camps, southern Algeria, have reached their apex as the separatists’ leaders continue to ignore their daily sufferings, lack of food, water, freedoms and necessary medical protection against coronavirus pandemic. Confined in their desert tents in very harsh conditions and banned from movement, these Sahrawis, […]
In these times of coronavirus, Moroccan searchers, scientists and engineers have joined efforts to help their country mitigate the impact of the pandemic and since the outbreak of the pandemic, several scientists and operators in the Moroccan industrial fabric have swiftly adapted to create and manufacture anti-coronavirus equipment and protective gear. On Wednesday, MAP reported […]