40% of Morocco's inmates vaccinated against Covid-19

While all the employees of the prison administration have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus, 4,800 inmates have received the anti-Covid-19 vaccine, according to the head of the health service of the General Delegation of the Prison and Reintegration Administration (DGAPR).  Quoted Wednesday by Anadolu, Abdallah Tawfik recalled that this number represents 40% of the target population, estimated at 12,000 detainees. On the sidelines of the vaccination process in the Arjat 1

Covid-19 : Morocco receives 2 million doses of Chinese vaccine on Thursday

Morocco received on Thursday, May 27, two million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine against the new coronavirus. This morning, two Royal Air Maroc (RAM) planes carrying said vaccine doses landed, a few hours apart, at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. Until then, Morocco will have acquired 9 million doses from Beijing. By the end of this month, this number will have to reach 10 million. This month, the Ministry of Health expanded the national anti-Covid19 vaccination campaign to

German researchers say blood clots are linked to AtsraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines

German researchers announced this week that they had discovered why the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines cause blood clots. According to the Financial Times, which quotes studies by a group of scientists from the Goethe University in Frankfurt and Ulm University in Helmholtz, these rare clotting disorders can be resolved by modifying these vaccines. These studies suggest that «the problem lies in the adenovirus vector — a common cold virus used so both

Unable to obtain a transit visa, Moroccan surfer Boubker Bouaouda to attend the World Surfing Games

Qualified for the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games, which will take place across the La Bocana and El Sunzal waves at Surf City in El Salvador, from 29 May to 6 June 2021, Moroccan surfer Boubker Bouaouda couldn’t get a transit visa for the United States to attend the competition.  On Wednesday, things were restored and the surfer was able to obtain visa, two days before the start of the competition. On his social media, he announced the good news, while expressing his gratitude to the

Frontex / Spain : The crisis with Morocco is «political and diplomatic and not related to migration»

The crisis between Morocco and Spain is «political and diplomatic and not related to migration», Fabrice Leggeri, the executive director of Frontex, which monitors the external borders of the European Union, said.  Interviewed by El Mundo, the official recalled that the Spanish authorities refused to let Frontex agents in Ceuta. On this occasion, Leggeri reiterated Frontex's will to respond «immediately» to any need to strengthen control in the city. For the

UN pays tribute to Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar, killed in Central African Republic

As the world celebrates the International Day of Peacekeepers on Thursday, the United Nations is commemorating the soldiers who have lost their lives since the first peacekeeping mission in 1948. Thus, the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres will lay wreath in honor of more than 4,000 peacekeepers and will also preside a ceremony for the presentation of the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal, awarded posthumously to the 129 military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives in 2020 and

Covid-19 in Morocco : 385 new infections and 2 deaths on Wednesday

385 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 517,808. 8,148,964 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,996,705 people have received the second. 393 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 506,061. 2 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,131. 1 of

«The Morocco of tomorrow» by 2035 as seen by the development commission

While setting an ambition for the Kingdom by 2035, the Special Commission on the Development Model defines five interdependent and complementary development objectives for a prosperous, inclusive, sustainable, daring and skilled Morocco and proposes to support the development objectives with a series of indicators.

«Relations with Morocco are crucial for the stability of Spain», former Spanish Prime Minister says

«Mistakes made in the management of relations with Morocco must be corrected», said the former head of the Spanish government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Interviewed by Canal Sur, he stressed that «relations with Morocco are crucial», calling for «restoring confidence». Zapatero reaffirmed that «the relationship with Morocco is essential for the stability of Spain», recalling the recent statement of the former Minister of

Moroccans living abroad, an «important lever» for the initiation of a new development model

The final report of the Special Commission on the Development Model pays particular attention to Moroccans around the world, issuing a series of recommendations. It suggests encouraging investment in Moroccans living abroad and strengthening cultural and intangible links with this category of Moroccans.