Covid-19 : UK variant shows «concerning» mutations

The Public Health England is investigating cases of coronavirus with «worrying» new genetic changes in the UK, the BBC reports. «Tests show they have a mutation, called E484K, that is already seen in the South Africa variant», it explained. The mutation could reduce vaccine effectiveness but the current ones should still work, experts told the same source. Experts at the Public Health England found 11 cases of the UK variant with the mutation E484K. «Scientists

Covid-19 in Morocco : 835 new infections and 257,291 people vaccinated so far

835 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 472,273. 257,291 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 795 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 450,847. 22 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,287. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Israel’s Foreign Minister phones Moroccan counterpart

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi phoned, Tuesday, his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. On his Twitter, the Israeli minister said that he «had a warm and friendly first conversation», with Bourita. The two ministers «agreed to work together to rapidly implement the agreements between Morocco and Israel», he explained. They also «discussed increasing bilateral cooperation as well as wider regional issues», he concluded. Last week,

Abu Bakr Azaitar receives seven-month sanction for violating anti-doping policy

Moroccan martial artist Abu Bakr Azaitar was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping agency (USADA). On Monday, the agency announced that Abu Azaitar accepted a seven-month sanction for violating UFC anti-doping policy.  In a statement, it explained that Abu Bakr Azaitar, 34, «tested positive for tamoxifen and/or tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen as the result of urine samples collected on August 25, 2020, September 4, 2020, September 9, 2020 and September

Ahead of the African Union summit, Sabri Boukadoum phones his South African counterpart

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadem announced on Wednesday that he phoned his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor. On his Twitter account, the Algerian foreign minister said discussed with the South African minister «a number of issues related to the distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as regional issues of common interest». تواصلت اليوم هاتفيا مع زميلتي السيدة ناليدي باندور، وزيرة

Hicham Alaoui : «The context of Western Sahara is not equivalent to that of the Palestinian issue»

Prince Moulay Hicham Alaoui analyzed the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel. He chose to deal with it by responding to voices that accuse the kingdom of having abandoned the Palestinian cause in exchange of the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. «Morocco does not see that the Western Sahara question and that of Palestine can be the subject of reciprocal bargaining. Both situations are sad legacies of Western colonialism, but each has

Did the AU ratify a resolution to attack any country that occupies an African state ?

Did the African Union pass a resolution on the use of military force against any state that occupies an another African country ?

Moroccan-Dutch winger Oussama Idrissi loaned to Ajax Amsterdam

Less than four months after joining Sevilla FC, Dutch-Moroccan footballer Oussama Idrissi is back in the Netherlands until the end of this season. The winger has been loaned to Ajax Amsterdam. #Idrissigns _____✍️Welcome in Amsterdam, Oussama Idrissi! pic.twitter.com/RHuLsMD7Me — AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) February 1, 2021 The announcement was made Monday evening by Ajax who said that the loan agreement will extend until the end of next June, without a purchase option. 'Beste

Moroccan consulate in Montreal temporarily closed due to Covid-19

The Consulate General of Morocco in Montreal is closing its doors until February 11 due to Covid-19. «In order to respect the health protocol in Quebec, the Consulate General will temporarily be closed», a press release revealed on Monday. This closure will allow the facility’s personnel to obtain their Covid-19 results and observe a period of isolation after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus. The consulate will open its doors on February 12 and will maintain

US Chargé d’Affaires congratulates King Mohammed VI on the launch of vaccination campaign

The US chargé d’Affaires David Greene congratulated King Mohammed VI on the launch of the anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign in a letter sent on Monday. «It is with the highest respect that I extend my warm congratulations on the launch of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, the first major country-wide campaign in Africa», the diplomat wrote. بعث القائم بالأعمال الأمريكي ديفيد غرين اليوم رسالة إلى جلالة