Normalization : A Moroccan diplomat in Algiers withdraws from an Arab Maghreb Union conference

A Moroccan diplomat accredited in Algeria withdrew from a conference devoted to the Arab Maghreb union. The meeting was organized Tuesday by the Algerian newspaper Echaab and was marked by the presence of the secretary general of the Arab Maghreb Union Parliament, Algeria’s Said Mokadem. The Moroccan diplomat left the conference to protest against a question asked by a journalist on Morocco’s resumption of diplomatic ties with Israel, Algerian media wrote. The diplomat considered

A pedophile accused in several cases sentenced to four years in prison in Oujda

The first instance court in the city of Oujda sentenced, Tuesday, a man accused of raping several children to four years in prison. The accused, who is in his fifties and works as a bicycle repairer, has been prosecuted for more than a year for «harrassing a minor and rape of children». The court ruled that the man gives 10,000 dirhams to each of the victims, in addition to a symbolic dirham to the National Child Rights Observatory. He is also expected to cover court

Four people who participated to the Fnideq protest given six-month suspended sentence

Four young people arrested following the sit-in that was organized on February 5 in Fnideq have received a six-month suspended sentence. The four young people are Yassine Razine (member of Al Adl wal Ihsane), Reda Al-Aafiqi, Noureddine Al-Hichu and Mohamed Makdar. On February 5, the inhabitants of the small town in northern Morocco hit the streets in an «unauthorized» sit-in at Boulevard Mohammed V. They protested against the closure of the borders with Ceuta, which deprived

New bus fleet : Reoccurring vandalizing acts, a shared responsibility

The new Casablanca bus fleet was targeted by vandalizing acts, despite calls to preserve it. The reoccurring acts, carried mostly by teenagers, is a sign of underlying social, economic and educational problems according to experts.

Covid-19 in Morocco : 476 new infections and 1,904,169 people vaccinated as of Tuesday

476 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 479,071. 1,904,169 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 1,079 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 460,628. 13 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,504. 4 of these deaths were recorded in the Oriental region, 3 in

Covid-19 : Morocco heads list of African countries with most vaccinated people

The number of people who received the anti-Covid-19 vaccine in Morocco reached, on Monday, 1,707,091, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health. With this number, the kingdom heads the list of African countries with the largest number of vaccinated people. Seychelles ranks second in Africa with 55,980 people vaccinated, followed by Egypt with 1,315 vaccinations and Algeria, which does not provide information regarding it's vaccination data. The United Arab Emirates leads the

Algeria’s ambassador to Morocco blurs a framed photo of him and King Mohammed VI

Algeria’s ambassador to Morocco has received in Rabat the Swedish ambassador. During this meeting, the Algerian diplomat chose the most awkward way possible to hide a souvenir with King Mohammed VI while posing for a photo with the Swedish ambassador. To take the photo, Abdelhamid Abdaoui and Anne Höglund stood in front of a framed photo of the King that was blurred. For fear of being seen as a royal admirer, the diplomat probably thought that no one would see the

Hirak : Four inmates join Zefzafi and Jelloul in their hunger strike

Hirak detainees started, Monday, an open hunger strike, their families said. They have joined other Hirak detainees, namely Nasser Zefzafi and Mohamed Jelloul, on an open hunger strike they started on Friday. According to Mohamed Ahamjik, his brother Nabil Ahamjik went on a hunger strike to support Mahmoud Bouhannouch, another Hirak detainee in Nador who was «subjected to various restrictions and flagrant violations of his rights as a political prisoner». The other

Morocco has reportedly ordered Israeli-made drones

Morocco has reportedly «ordered» drones manufactured by BlueBird Aero Systems, an Israeli company that specializes in the design, development and production of tactical UAS and peripheral equipment and delivers exceptional, unprecedented combat proven solutions, Israel Defense reported This order is part of the agreement to acquire 50% of the equity of BlueBird by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), concluded last September. «The order consists of drones manufactured by

Morocco and Israel agree on twinning agreement on high school student exchanges

After they spoke for the first time last week, Morocco and Israel’s Education Ministers agreed to hold student exchange and school twinning programs, Israeli media reported on Monday. Morocco’s Edcuation Minister Saaid Amzazi and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant said that they will establish a twinning agreement between a Moroccan and an Israeli high school for student exchanges. This program will have students in both schools exchange videos on their educational experiences,