Covid-19 : Morocco maintains suspension of flights to and from 17 countries

Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced that it is halting all flights to and from 17 countries. RAM has indicated that this suspension will last until May 21, 2021. The decision covers flights from and to Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, England, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and Ghana. It also applies to special flights. «With the exception of

France’s LaREM party creates committee in Dakhla

La Republique en Marche (LaREM) MP Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas, vice-president of the France-Morocco friendship group and spokesperson for the LaREM group at the National Assembly and Jaoued Boussakouran, LaREM Maghreb and West Africa referent announced, Thursday, the creation of an LaREM committee in Dakhla and Agadir. The creation of these new committees is meant to strengthen the «network» of the presidential majority party LaREM in the Maghreb and West Africa, they said in

Spain : La Liga features Dakhla in a video about Morocco

The Clásico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will take place on Saturday April 10 in the Spanish capital. Two days before the match, the Professional Football League published a four-minute video to promote the game. In said video, the team travels across five continents to choose 27 cities. Dakhla, in southern Morocco, was one of the cities featured in the video. The flags of the two clubs were hoisted on the city's famous «White Dune». LaLiga delegate in

Anti-Covid19 vaccine : Morocco receives the first COVAX supply

A first allocation of vaccines against the new coronavirus has been granted to Morocco, through the COVAX program of the World Health Organization (WHO), pending additional doses in the coming weeks. The Health ministry announced Thursday evening that this supply will allow the country to «carry out the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, launched on January 28», without specifying the number of batches of injections granted. According to UNICEF, Morocco has

Covid-19 : The number of infections in Morocco exceeds 500,000

635 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 500,323. 4,433,939 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,075,290 people have received the second. 564 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 486,913. 6 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related

Covid-19 : China to provide Morocco with 10 million vaccine doses in April and May 2021

According to a press release from the House of Representatives, the president of the Chinese National Assembly indicated that his country, which had supplied the Kingdom with a large quantity of doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines, will ensure that Morocco is supplied with 10 million vaccine doses during the months of April and May. The President of the National People's Assembly of China, Li Zhanshu, hailed on Wednesday the leadership of King Mohammed VI and the tangible results obtained by

Covid-19 in Morocco : 663 new infections and 2 deaths on Wednesday

663 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 499,688. 4,410,023 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,038,083 people have received the second. 641 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 486,349. 2 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related

Morocco to implement a nighttime curfew starting 8 pm during Ramadan

The Moroccan government announced, Wednesday, that a nighttime curfew will be implemented during the month of Ramadan. In a press release, the government revealed that the curfew will start from 8pm to 6 am. The government also announces the maintenance of the preventive measures adopted previously to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. The decision was made «following the recommendations of the scientific and technical committee and the emergence of new strains in the country»,

Covid-19 in Morocco : 696 new infections and 8 deaths on Tuesday

696 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 499,025. 4,382,917 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 3,992,324 people have received the second. 546 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 485,708. 8 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related

Terrorism : French-Moroccan collaboration thwarts an attack against a church

Thanks to intelligence provided by Morocco’s DGST and DGSI, France succeeded in arresting a young radicalized woman in Béziers. According to a source familiar with the matter, she is a «French-Moroccan».