Covid-19 : Morocco receives 1 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine

Morocco received, on Wednesday, 1 million additional doses of the anti-Covid vaccine from Sinopharm. A Royal Air Maroc plane landed in Casablanca from China, according to sources from the Ministry of Health, cited by media. With this delivery, Morocco has so far received 2 million doses manufactured by the Chinese laboratory, divided into three batches. The reception of this new batch comes as the Serum Institute of India, the Kingdom's supplier of AstraZeneca vaccines, called

Covid-19 in Morocco : 419 new infections and more than 281,000 people vaccinated on Tuesday

419 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 482,128. 2,911,635 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 37,310 received their second shot. 710 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 466,815. 18 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,592. 0 of these deaths were recorded

2020 was a «particularly rough» year for the Moroccan queer community

In its report, the Nassawiyat collective shows how the pandemic has affected the queer community in Morocco. Violence, homophobia, an outing campaign and a tough lockdown resulted in trying times for the community.

Morocco’s youngest inventor Bilal Hammouti and his Covid-19 related inventions

12-year-old Mohamed Bilal Hammouti invented several electronic devices, some of which were linked to the coronavirus pandemic. He recently took part in an international competition and won first prize in the “engineers of the future” category.

Algeria’s official news agency unintentionally recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara

Hungry for spreading news hostile to the territorial integrity of Morocco, the Algerian Press Agency (APS) recognized, Tuesday, Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The article was dedicated to the recent statements of the US Department of State Spokesman Ned Price on the US recognition of Morocco’s sovriegnty over the Sahara. The American official announced that his country «supports the UN process to implement a just and lasting solution to this long-standing

Tunisian politician pleads for a Maghreb without Morocco and Mauritania

Leader of the Ennahda Party and president of the Tunisian parliament Rachid Ghannouchi does not hesitate to publicly display his proximity with Algeria. He provided further proof for this during an interview with Radio Diwan FM on Tuesday, pleading for a three-way Maghreb, made up only of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. «This nucleus must be the starting point for relaunching the dream of the Arab Maghreb Union, which will help resolve Tunisia's problems in a regional framework»,

Guerguerate : Monitoring ceasefire violations is the exclusive responsibility of MINURSO, Spanish FM says

Spanish Foreign Minister had to answer, Tuesday, a question from an MP on the Guerguerate crisis and Madrid’s responsibility regarding the Sahara issue. Arancha Gonzalez recalled the strategic importance of the border crossing to her country, as it «connects Europe and Africa». Indeed, the catches of fish by Spanish trawlers, in particular from the region of Galicia, in Mauritanian waters go through the Guerguerate border crossing on their way to Spain. She also

Pro-Polisario MEPs call for the suspension of fishing and trade agreements with Morocco

In a letter, a group pf pro-Polisario MEPs urged the current High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell to «condemn Morocco’s repression of Sahrawi activists». The letter, initiated by Spanish MEP Miguel Urban Crespo (Podemos), asks the European Commission to take sanctions against «human rights violations committed by the Kingdom» in the province. MEPs also demanded the «suspension of the trade and fishing agreement and the financing that

Covid-19 in Morocco : 446 new infections and 2,635,859 people vaccinated as of Tuesday

446 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 481,709. 2,635,859 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 31,232 received their second shot. 808 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 466,105. 15 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,574. 4 of these deaths were

New Morocco macaque remains dating about 2.5 million years fill the gap in species fossil record

Six macaque teeth, unearthed in Morocco, fill the gap in the species’ fossil record. Dated 2.5 million years, the fossils show great similarities with the current North African species.