Moroccan-American scientist Moncef Slaoui was fired from a pharmaceutical giant board over sexual harassment claims. Slaoui served as chief scientist of the U.S. government’s Covid vaccine development effort Operation Warp Speed during the Trump administration.
Moroccan director Bouchaib El Messaoudi's documentary film «Amghar» won the Best Foreign Language Documentary Film award at the London international filmmaker festival, which took place March 15-19. The film «Amghar» (2020) deals, in about 61 minutes, with an aspect of the Moroccan cultural heritage embodied by the character of Amghar who plays different roles to resolve the problems and conflicts of the inhabitants, El Messaoudi said. The documentary also
A group of Moroccan artists have participated in a project that includes the Middle East and North Africa region, to honor female Arab artists. The Moroccan singer distinguished herself by her choice to honor «Hidous», a musical genre from the Oriental region.
Moroccan authorities decided on Wednesday to suspend flights to and from Mali, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Conakry and Libya. The decision was announced on the Facebook page of the National Airports Office (ONDA), which indicates that this suspension has been in effect since Tuesday March 23 at midnight and will continue until April 10. The same source reports that «passengers from these countries who are trying to access Moroccan territory through another
As the month of Ramadan approaches, the representative of the Spanish Islamic Commission in Melilla, Mohamed Uariachi, has asked the city's president to ease the curfew, currently set at 10 p.m. In a letter addressed to Eduardo de Castro, he urged the authorities in the city to extend the curfew by one hour for Muslim inhabitants to attend Taraweeh prayers. An alliance formed by three parties governs in Melilla including the Coalition for Melilla led by Mustapha Aberchan, a
The cost of acquiring Covid-19 vaccines in Morocco amounted to 1.7 billion dirhams, as of the end of February 2021. This amount was paid by the New Coronavirus Pandemic Management Fund, said the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform. In a recent note on the situation of treasury charges and resources, the department indicates that «special treasury accounts showed a surplus balance of MAD 9.6 billion, down by MAD 2.7 billion compared to February
569 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 492,403. 4,265,196 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 2,593,204 people have received the second. 543 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 480,100. 6 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
Arrested on December 29, 2020, Moroccan historian and activist Maati Monjib was granted provisional release on Tuesday, March 23, after 20 days of hunger strike. In the afternoon, his lawyers confirmed this decision made by the investigating judge, welcoming his release from prison and thanking those who made it possible. The historian's state of health was already weakened by previous hunger strikes he led, as well as his diabetes and heart problems. For several days, a support
The Moroccan national team can now benefit from the services of Adam Massena, a Moroccan-Italian footballer who plays English club Watford, according to a press release from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The Football body received a letter from FIFA regarding «the approval of the accession of player Adam Massena to the list of Moroccan national teams». The letter follows the request submitted by the Moroccan federation. The 27-year-old Watford defender
Three different vulture species from early Paleolithic and Iberomaurusian lived in Morocco. Their remains were found in Ifri n’Ammar, a cave in eastern Morocco.
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