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The besieged Tripoli administration ordered the shutdown of all government facilities, large markets and non-essential shops in its territory, and lockdown of roads to traffic, in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19. The measure, announced by the Presidential Council, starts this Friday April 17 and will last 10 days. Citizens wearing masks […]
Moroccan Police said that crimes have dropped by 20 pc in March as the country was locked down to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic. According to the data released by the National police, snatching crimes fell 24 pc last month compared with the offenses recorded during the same period of last year. Economic and […]
The number of new coronavirus cases in Morocco reached an unprecedented level with 227 new confirmed cases between Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced this Thursday morning that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has jumped to 2,251 with 227 new cases and […]
The total blockade imposed by the polisario leaders on the Sahrawis sequestered in the Tindouf camps under the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic has boosted the million-dollar smuggling business of the corrupt Polisario chiefs. Six trucks loaded with 25 tons of flour, semolina or pasta, four tank trucks filled with 100 tons of diesel and […]
Morocco and China cooperate closely in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Morocco’s ambassador to China Aziz Mekouar. Speaking during a meeting broadcast on Tuesday by China-Arab TV channel, Mekouar said that videoconferences were organized regularly between doctors and health professionals in China and their counterparts in Morocco to share Chinese experience in […]
King Mohammed VI who sensed from the start the seriousness of the COVID-19 epidemic acted swiftly and ordered the Government to put in place strong measures to help contain the spread of the disease and mitigate the pandemic’s social and economic impact. However, the Monarch did not limit his efforts to his own country but […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed gratitude and appreciation for King Mohammed VI, who called Monday for a unified and concerted response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. King Mohammed VI of Morocco suggested in phone talks with President Alassane Dramane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire and President Macky Sall of Senegal the setting up of an […]
Moroccan computing engineers are busy working on a mobile phone App that will help health authorities to identify and track people who have been exposed to the coronavirus. The Moroccan Digital Development Agency has been commissioned by the government to design and deploy this tracing app expected to be operational by end of April. The […]
The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced a plan to provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries, including 19 African states to allow them to focus more on the coronavirus pandemic. According to the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, the Washington-based institution approved the first batch of countries to receive grants, under its Catastrophe […]
Radio France Internationale (RFI) has hailed Morocco for having adopted multiple initiatives that are sometimes “very innovative” to help underprivileged populations during the COVID-19 health crisis. “Since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, billions of euros have been mobilized by states and international institutions to try to cushion the country from the economic shock. However, […]