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Russian company Wagner Group, one of the suppliers of mercenaries to Libya, has worked with Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi, the most prominent son of the late Libyan leader, in an attempt to bring him to power, Bloomberg revealed last week. The US media revealed the connection between the Russian company, known close to Moscow and […]
Morocco’s state-owned phosphate group OCP has announced over the weekend its decision to renovate four hospitals in Khouribga province to enhance the capacity of the local health system to counter Covid-19 pandemic. The upgrades and maintenance work of the four hospitals will be carried out by young volunteers from Act4Community Initiative and doctors from OCP’s […]
The World Bank has granted Egypt a $500 million additional financing destined to support ongoing efforts to improve the affordability of formal housing for low-income households, the Washington-based institution said in a statement. The financing also seeks to strengthen Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund capacity to design policies and coordinate social housing programs. […]
Military medical teams will take part, at the instruction of King Mohammed VI, in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside their civilian counterparts. King Mohammed VI, Supreme Chief and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), gave his high instructions so that military medical teams join their civilian counterparts […]
The Moroccan people woke up on Sunday to the sad news of many small marches in the cities of Tangier, Fez, Aroui, Tetouan and Salé in total disregard for the protective measures to avert the coronavirus outbreak. Two young people who instigated dozens of Moroccans to breach the quarantine imposed by authorities to fight coronavirus […]
The health emergency declared across Morocco to limit the spread of the coronavirus will last from March 20 to April 20, the government council said in a statement. The council approved draft laws governing the quarantine period including sanctions against those who violate the precautionary measures laid down by authorities to curb infections with the […]
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed in Morocco exceeded one hundred this Sunday after the Ministry of Health announced thirteen new cases between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. With the thirteen additional cases, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in the country jumps to 109. Since the start […]
Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior announced Saturday the suspension of all intercity bus travels, starting Tuesday, March 24, at midnight, the National Railways Office (ONCF) announced the same day that it will suspend all train connections with the exception of some proximity trains, while the national carrier suspended all its domestic flights. People were also […]
The self-proclaimed eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) on Saturday followed the Tripoli-based government of National Accord (GNA) in responding positively to a call for a truce to allow the country to focus on the danger from the coronavirus. “The General Command is committed to stopping fighting so long as the other parties abide by […]
The advent of the coronavirus and its tragic fallout on human lives, social order and the economy have undermined the neoliberal order as a return to the welfare state sounds best suited to deal with such repercussions. The state has taken health, security, education and the ordinary functioning of the market into its […]