The UK-Morocco association agreement and including the Sahara within the territorial scope of said deal was discussed this week at the House of Lords. The discussion was a lively debate in which several Conservative Party Lords defended Morocco’s stance.
AstraZeneca defended, Thursday, the safety of its shots after a number of countries paused the use of the vaccine. «Regulators have clear and stringent efficacy and safety standards for the approval of any new medicine, and that includes COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca», the company said in a statement quoted by CNN. «The safety of the vaccine has been extensively studied in Phase III clinical trials and peer-reviewed data confirms the vaccine is generally well tolerated»,
The former President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was charged, Thursday, with corruption, money laundering and unexplained wealth. 13 officials who served under him were also charged with similar offences. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, spent Tuesday night and Wednesday in custody at the national security headquarters, recalls DW. This lawsuit is launched following a report of a parliamentary commission of inquiry in charge of shedding light on the management of public affairs during
The Danish Medicines Agency decided, Thursday, to pause vaccinating with AstraZeneca. The decision comes after finding cases of blood clots shortly after vaccination, AFP reports. «Serious cases of blood clots» have been reported in people vaccinated with this product. Denmark reports having recorded the death of a person who had received the vaccine. The Swedish agency stresses, however, that one «cannot conclude that there is a link between the vaccine and
464 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 487,750. 4,130,606 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 972,079 people have received the second. 519 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 474,257. 7 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related deaths
The former head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane has moved to action after the government adopted, Thursday, Bill 13-21 on the legalization of cannabis use in Morocco. In a handwritten letter published on his Facebook page, the former secretary general of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) announced that he is freezing his membership at said party and ending his relationship with a number of its leaders, including the head of government Saadeddine El Othmani. The list includes
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
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