During a telephonic press briefing, held Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander and the U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy commanding general, said that the Africa Lion 2021 military exercise «will be a good training opportunity for [US] allies». The press briefing discussed the U.S. Army decision on consolidating the U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army Africa into a single, four-star-command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
The Spanish government delegation announced, Monday, that a humanitarian operation will take place «very soon», to repatriate around 100 Moroccans who have been stranded in the city since the start of the pandemic. According to local newspapers El Faro de Ceuta and Ceutaldia, the government delegate Salvadora Mateos said that it is «in contact with Morocco» to organize the repatriation operation. She added that around 100 Moroccans are already registered on the list
A local party from Ceuta submitted a request to the Spanish government to recognize the Arabic of Ceuta as an official language of the city.
A crushed ossified lung of an enormous marine coelacanth has been unearthed by researchers from phosphate deposits in Oued Zem, Morocco. According to the study, published by peer-reviewed journal Cretaceous Research, this is the «first occurrence of coelacanths in the phosphate deposits of North Africa». The fossil, plastered and covered with a layer of lacquer, which caused the bones to turn brown, was found next to a pterodactyl, proving that the giant coelacanth lived
Early results from UK coronavirus vaccination campaign show «spectacular» impact on preventing serious illness, according to research conducted by Public Health Scotland. Indeed, four weeks after the first dose, hospital admissions were reduced by 94% for AstraZeneca injections, writes the BBC. Preliminary data from the EAVE II project covers 1.14 million vaccines administered in Scotland between December 8 and February 15. They indicate that among people over the age of
The Sahara issue was at the heart of the US Department of State daily press briefing, held by spokesperson Ned Price on Monday. «We will continue to support the UN process to implement a just and lasting solution to this long-standing dispute and will also support the work of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to monitor the ceasefire and prevent violence in the area», he said. When asked again about the territorial conflict, the
The Moroccan authorities decided, Monday, to suspend flights to and from Turkey, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany, starting from February 22 at midnight. The decision will be reviewed in two weeks. Following Moroccan Authorities decision, flights to and from : Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey are suspended starting from tonight. Decision will be reviewed in two weeks. @airarabiagroup — Laila Mechbal (@LailaMechbal) February 22, 2021 The official page of the
108 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 481,263. 2,552,017 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 23,667 received their second shot. 633 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 465,297. 5 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,559. 2 of these deaths were recorded
Alex Lasry, the senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks and son of Moroccan-American Marc Lasry, has announced that he is running for the US Senate elections in 2022. 33-year-old Alex Lasry, a Democrat, wants to replace Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who is currently the senator of Wisconsin. «We need a new way of thinking and a new perspective», Lasry said, starting his campaign on YouTube. «We’ve lived through three systemic shocks to the system over the last 20
A Moroccan migrant was found hiding inside a sack of toxic ash by Spanish border guards as he was trying to irregularly enter Spain. Discovered on Friday, guards thought that the man was dead as he was inside one of the toxic bags. Footage, shared by the Daily Mail, shows the man’s leg inside the sack. The guards used a knife to rip the sack. Taken by surprise, the man fought back and started waving his fists before telling the officers that he was asleep. According to Spain’s
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