Two weeks before leaving office, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on his Twitter that the Trump administration’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara is a massive «breakthrough for peace». For decades, U.S. Administrations failed to resolve the conflict between Morocco and Western Sahara, because they didn't want to take risks. We did, in the interest of peace. pic.twitter.com/JeJphUtsw3 — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January
1,637 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 445,439. 1,736 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 416,708. 43 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,581. 10 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 7 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 7 in
The head of the Moroccan Observatory Against Normalization, Ahmed Ouihmane, said the «Zionists aspire to establish a Jewish state in Morocco». The anti-normalization activist, inspired by several conspiracy theories, claimed that Hirak protests in Al Hoceima would have been part of a «Zionist plan».
The director of Marrakech Sofitel hotel, as well as the manager of its nightclub, have been arrested for not complying with health measures during New Year’s Eve. Celebrating the start of 2021, the hotel hosted a gathering that included 70 people. The two men breached the night curfew, imposed by the authorities throughout the country to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus. Neglecting a first notice and a reminder of the measures adopted by the local authorities, the manager of the
Montreal public security vice-president, Abdelhaq Sari, admitted on Monday that he is in Morocco, after being approached by TVA Nouvelles following several emails received to announce his presence in the Kingdom. The elected official explained, in an email sent to the same source, that his presence in Morocco was «in no way» a stay devoted to leisure, reports Journal de Montreal. The city councilor of the district of Marie-Clarac flew to Morocco to assist his mother, a
Up to 1,876 recovery cases judged each day en bloc in an «autopilot» mode, each of the judges pinned down returned to a «human» pace. Said judges have adopted a more sensible pace when dealing with similar cases at the Casablanca Court of First Instance.
The Association for the Defense of Animals and Nature (ADAN) has just launched, via the Animal webaction platform, a campaign to collect food to save stray animals in Morocco. «The association now welcomes more than 200 dogs at its shelter, and also feeds around a hundred stray dogs. The health crisis has had a huge impact on the number of abandoned dogs», explains its president, Ahmed Tazi in a statement published on the platform. The NGO, helped by another association,
The American Jewish Committee's (AJC) young professionals network ACCESS signed, Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding with the Mimouna Association, an NGO based in Morocco, to promote ties between young Americans, Israelis and Moroccans. According to Jerusalem Post, this agreement will focus on the importance of Jewish heritage, Moroccan identity and culture. The two sides will organize virtual conferences on Jewish heritage in addition to regional cooperation initiatives, the same source
656 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 443,802. 1,579 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 414,972. 53 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,538. 27 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 6 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 6 in Beni
In the 19th century, Moroccans were introduced to smallpox vaccines. However, they rejected the new technology as a way of revolting against the Makhzen and the French.