The UK-Morocco Agreement «does not include the Sahara», UK minister says

«Western Sahara is not within the territorial scope of the UK-Morocco Association Agreement», said Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly, answering a question by Labor party politician Kim Johnson. «As is clear from the territorial application article of the Agreement, the UK-Morocco Association Agreement applies in the same way as the EU-Morocco agreements». James Cleverly «The UK is clear that the application of parts of the

Covid-19 : The African Union orders 670 million doses of vaccine

The African Union (AU) has secured an additional 400 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a health official said on Thursday, with the aim of vaccinating 60% of the continent's population over three years, according to Reuters. John Nkengasong, director of the AU’s disease control and prevention body, told an online briefing that in addition to the 270 million doses previously secured, the African Union will receive 400 million shots from the Serum Institute of India

Covid-19 : Sinopharm Beijing's vaccine subjected to WHO control but not Wuhan's

As of January 25, 2021, the schedule of controls for vaccines against the new coronavirus, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicates that the UN institution has not yet approved the injectable formula developed by Sinopharm’s laboratories in Wuhan. This grid, accessible on the organization's platforms, details all of the vaccines under review. These include Covishield, developed by the Serum Institute of India under license from AstraZeneca/University of

Covid-19 : Germany does not recommend AstraZeneca vaccine for people over 65

Despite attempts by the Ministry of Health in Germany to reassure German citizens, the Robert Koch Institute's vaccination committee has chosen not to recommend AstraZeneca's anti-Covid vaccine to people aged 65 and over. Researchers are therefore opting for preventive proscription, faced with the lack of tenable scientific data on the risks or safety of injections in the elderly. AstraZeneca's vaccine is awaiting authorization by the European Medicines Agency. In this context, the

Covid-19 : 756 new infections and 17 deaths Thursday in Morocco

756 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 469,139. 895 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 447,076. 17 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,224. 6 of these deaths were recorded in Casablanca-Settat, 3 in Marrakech-Safi, 2 in Beni Mellal-Khénifra, 2 in

King Mohammed VI receives first dose of vaccine, launches vaccination campaign

King Mohammed VI announced, Thursday at the Royal Palace in Fez, the start of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, royal statement said. On this occasion, the King received his first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. All Moroccan citizens and foreigners living in the Kingdom aged between 17 and over 75 years will benefit from the vaccination campaign for free, the same statement recalled. This will make it possible to achieve the expected levels of herd

Military planners from Morocco and the United States prepare for 2021 African Lion

Military planners from Morocco and the United States are preparing for the 2021 edition of the «African Lion» exercise. Planners from U.S. Southern European Task Force met in Agadir with their Moroccan military counterparts Jan. 20-30 to make arrangements for the largest military exercise in Africa, US media reported. The preparation of these military exercise was examined, on November 12 in Agadir, by Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commander of the United States Army in

After criticizing the move, Morocco’s labor Minister defends «resumption of ties» with Israel

After he openly criticized normalization of relations with Israel a few weeks ago, Mohamed Amekraz now defends the «resumption of relations» between Rabat and Tel Aviv, referring to the importance of the Sahara issue.

Biden administration pauses UAE and Saudi arms sales. What about Morocco ?

Biden administration has paused UAE and Saudi arms sales amid broader review. Will the United States do the same with Morocco, which agreed on normalizing ties with Israel as Donald Trump recognized its sovereignty over the Sahara.

US new Secretary of State hails normalization deals with Israel

The US newly appointed Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, Wednesday, in the highest-level contact yet between Israel and the new American administration. The two officials discussed «expanding the circle of peace, the Iranian threat and other issues», the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. Antony Blinken «welcomed the Abrahamic Agreements which were signed in recent months between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain,