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The call for humanitarian truce in Libya in view of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak launched earlier this week was not heeded as the Libyan capital woke up Wednesday under heavy fighting between the GNA forces and Haftar’s loyalists. Four civilians died Wednesday when forces aligned with rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar launched rocket attacks on capital […]
Egypt’s state information service (SIS) in charge of foreign media accreditation has stripped The Guardian of its press credentials and censured the New York Times for publishing false numbers on the Coronavirus in the country. The Guardian local reporter Ruth Michaelson published on March 15, citing Canadian epidemiologists, that the infections of the fast-spreading disease […]
Tourism seems to be the most hit sector after Morocco shut its borders with different tourism-related businesses standing to lose 34 billion dirhams ($3.5 bln), head of tourism federation Abdellatif Kabbaj said. The tourism sector including hotels, restaurants and tour operators, employ 500,000 people whose jobs are at risk because of the consequences of the […]
Morocco confirmed 54 coronavirus cases including two deaths and one recovery, health minister Khalid Ait Taleb said, warning that while most cases are imported from Europe, there were also locally transmitted cases that require further vigilance. Many cases who contracted the virus locally were found in clusters, said the minister, urging citizens to abide by […]
Maghreb Countries are reinforcing preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19, with Morocco asking its citizens to stay home and to limit their movement to essential errands, Tunisia imposing a curfew nationwide and Algeria banning demonstrations. In Morocco, one of the first countries in the world to apprehend the scale of coronavirus outbreak and […]
The European Commission on Tuesday put an end to the controversy that some Members of the European Parliament tried to fuel about compliance of the control of fruit and vegetables from the Moroccan Sahara with the EU marketing standards. In response to a question from a MEP on compliance control for products from the […]
Moroccans have been called this Wednesday to stay home and restrict their movements. In a joint statement, the Interior and Health Ministries have called for voluntary isolation, urging the citizens to stay at home and limit their movement. Going out should be conditioned by absolute necessity, to make essential purchases, to go to the doctor […]
Five new positive coronavirus cases were announced on Wednesday in Morocco, bringing the total of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 49. Like the other cases, all the new cases came from abroad. These are two French tourists, two Moroccans returning from Spain and one Moroccan coming from Egypt. All infected patients are receiving the necessary […]
Moroccan public institutions, private companies, officials, Mps and individuals are closing their ranks bringing valuable contributions to the special fund to counter the coronavirus pandemic which exceeded 10 billion dirhams ($ 1 bln). King Mohammed VI called on Sunday for the setting of the $1 billion fund to boost health infrastructure and mitigate the economic […]
On the proposal of its main shareholder, the Al Mada Board of Directors donated more than $200 million to the special fund dedicated to the management of the Coronavirus pandemic in Morocco. This important initiative translates the great interest and commitment of King Mohammed VI in managing the Coronavirus crisis, which is affecting the Kingdom. […]