Right before the government council approved Bill 13-21 on the legal use of cannabis in Morocco, Saadeddine El Othmani tried to convince Abdelilah Benkirane to change his position on the text, which has shaken during the month of February, the ruling party.
Health Minister Khalid Ait Talek announced, Thursday, that Morocco has ordered 1 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, which was authorized for use by the country’s National Vaccination Committee. Interviewed by the Spanish news agency EFE, the Minister said that the doses will be delivered to Morocco in two batches in March and April, depending in the availability of the Russian manufacturer. Morocco, which has already vaccinated more than 4 million people, has added the
Belgian-Moroccan Super heavyweight kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik was arrested at his place in Belgium on suspicion of belonging to an encrypted mobile phone network that has parallels with EncroChat. The Belgian-Moroccan sportsman is one of 120 people arrested between Belgium and the Netherlands. His court appearance is scheduled for Friday, which will determine whether he will remain in detention or not. Since February, police have managed to access «hundreds of millions of messages
Months before Ireland confirmed the nomination of its new ambassador to Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia with residence in Rabat, the country announced in October the appointment of an Algerian ambassador to Dublin. Algerian diplomat Mohamed Belaoura presented his credentials to Irish president Michael D. Higgins, according to a statement published by the Isrish Foreign Ministry and relayed by the Irish Presidency website. However, the appointment of the Algerian diplomat was completely ignored
Turkish club Galatasaray fired Moroccan international Younes Belhanda on Wednesday. A few days before, the footballer publicly criticized the leaders of the Turkish club. His contract was «unilaterally terminated», according to a press release from Galatasary, which accuses the midfielder of having «damaged the image of the club and the reputations of the club's board members and constituted a persistent violation of the contract and club's internal disciplinary
453 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 487,286. 4,080,009 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 854,274 people have received the second. 530 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 473,738. 10 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, announced on Wednesday that the Russian vaccine Sputnik V was approved by Morocco. In a press release published on the site dedicated to the vaccine, the fund explained that Sputnik V «has been registered under the emergency use authorization procedure». Morocco has become the 48th country in the world to authorize the use of Sputnik V.?https://t.co/di5YCLicJi — Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine)
The government of Ireland approved, Tuesday, nominations of new Ambassadors and Consuls General. On the recommendation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney T.D., the Irish government approved the nomination of James McIntyre as the new Irish ambassador to Morocco. The official is currently Director of Ireland, UK and Americas Division, the Irish Foreign Ministry announced in a statement. McIntyre will be Ireland’s ambassador to Morocco,
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, has started filming a new drama this week in Morocco. According to KFTV, the new series is based on bestselling writer Ben Macintyre’s book «SAS: Rogue Heroes» and will be delivered to BBC One. The series tells the story of the creation of the Special Forces unit during World War II and stars Connor Swindells, Jac Allen, Soa Boutella and Dominic West. Morocco has been chosen for the scenes taking place in Cairo and the
According to the latest edition of the Economic Freedom Index, the Moroccan economy remains the freest in North Africa, although the Kingdom has lost six places in the ranking compared to last year.