El Guerguerate : The UN denies Polisario «war» communiques

To the United Nations, the situation at the border crossing that separates Morocco from Mauritania is calm. «No, we have not received any information that the situation in Guerguerat has changed in any way», said Stephane Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General spokesperson during the daily press briefing. For the record, three days after Morocco intervened to free the border crossing and secure the flow of peoples and goods in November 2020, the spokesperson for the UN

Covid-19 : 244 new infections in Morocco on Sunday

244 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 483,654. 3,435,997 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 161,906 received their second shot. 239 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 469,046. 8 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,623. 3 of these deaths were recorded in

Covid-19 : 416 new infections and 3,435,997 people vaccinated as of Saturday

416 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 483,410. 3,435,997 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 161,906 received their second shot. 420 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 468,807. 7 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,615. 2 of these deaths were recorded

Morocco’s human rights minister Mustapha Ramid makes U-turn on resignation

Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament Mustapha Ramid has made a U-turn on his resignation decision, Le360 reported. According to the same source, this decision was made after an apology by the Head of Government Saadeddine El Othmani. The same source confirmed Ramid decided to resign from his post because he was not informed of the decision made by decree in the Council of Government to hold an extraordinary session of the Parliament on Tuesday, March 2, while he is

Diaspo #182 : Bouchra Sirsalane leads a campaign on masks as protection but also pollution

French-Moroccan, city councilor, coach and trainer, Bouchra Sirsalane has always wanted to do «politics differently». This mother of two boys is at the head of a campaign, which this time aims at warning against the dangers of pollution from protective masks against the coronavirus.

Algeria attacks Morocco for «cannabis legalization» bill

In its media campaign against the Kingdom, Algeria criticizes Morocco’s discussion of a draft bill on the legalization of cannabis use for medical purposes. The official website of an Algerian Radio station tried to link in an article said draft law to the development of the Sahara issue. The article attributed the Moroccan move to the economic and social crisis deepened by the «Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of the Algerian-Moroccan borders», in addition to the

Morocco's Human Rights minister Mustapha Ramid resigns

Mustapha Ramid has just submitted his resignation from the government. The Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament mentioned «health reasons» to justify his decision. «Taking into account my state of health and my inability to continue to take charge of my responsibilities, I hereby present my resignation from the government. I request that you submit it to His Majesty the King», Ramid wrote in his letter addressed to Saad-Eddine El

Covid-19 : 480 new infections and more 3,327,858 people vaccinated as of Friday

480 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 482,994. 3,327,858 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 96,437received their second shot. 846 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 468,387. 10 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,608. 5 of these deaths were recorded

Israel plans to donate 1,000 to 5,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Morocco

The Israeli Prime Minister announced Wednesday that his country will donate nearly 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to several countries. According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said that the number of countries to be granted the doses might be between 15 and 20. Said countries would mainly include those with diplomatic relations with Israel and others that do not have links with Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) and

2020 e-commerce index : Morocco still lags behind its neighbors

Although it has gained two places compared to the previous edition of this index published annually by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Morocco is lagging behind Tunisia, Algeria and Libya.