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Speaker of the House of Councilors Enaam Mayara cancelled his visit to the Knesset after falling ill in Jordan, a joint statement said. Mayara suffered a medical emergency while in Amman and had to be admitted to a Jordanian hospital last night, said a joint statement. Mayara was advised by doctors after medical examination to […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until May 31, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this April 28, a draft decree, presented by the Minister of the Interior, extending the state […]
The government Council, held Tuesday in Rabat, has decided to extend the state of health emergency across the national territory until Friday Sept. 10, 2021, as part of efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made during the weekly meeting of the Government Council held in Rabat. “As part […]
The Moroccan government has decided to ban the Labor Day rallies traditionally held on May 1st due to the ongoing restrictions imposed in the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The state of public health emergency has been extended in Morocco on April 10 for another month. Furthermore, the North African […]
All activities, festivities and ceremonies planned on the occasion of Throne Day, marking this year the 21st anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the Throne have been postponed due to the state of health emergency decreed to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came in a statement released Tuesday […]
Since every cloud has a silver lining, the coronavirus pandemic at least has had a positive environmental impact since restrictive public health measures to stave off a worsening pandemic were put in place. The stay-at-home orders, the closing of schools, offices non-essential trades and some factories, the increase of tele-working, the induced limited road traffic […]
Security services arrested Monday evening in the city of Salé 113 adults and nine minors who had refused to comply with the health emergency measures recommended by public authorities to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). They were arrested on the public road without having the required exceptional movement permits, National Police […]
Morocco has declared a health emergency and asked citizens not to leave home unless they receive an authorization from local authorities to buy essentials or go to work, an interior ministry statement said. Movement will be restricted starting from Friday at 18:00 as a necessary measure after coronavirus cases started transmitting locally, the interior […]