Morocco : 40 vehicles collide on the Marrakech-Casablanca highway

Traffic was disrupted, Monday morning, at the motorway linking Marrakech to Casablanca due to an accident that occurred near the city of Berrechid. According to Noon Press and social media posts, around 40 vehicles, a bus and a truck were involved and damaged in the accident. Dense fog and speed are likely behind said accident. The number of people injured in the accident is not known. The injured were transferred by civil protection ambulances to the emergency department of the

Morocco : Fire breaks out at a Tangier textile factory

Fire broke, Monday, in a textile plant in Tangier. According to local online newspaper Tanja 24, the fire caused significant property loss in addition to the injury of one person. The fire would have destroyed 70% of the factory’s total area. The plant, which belongs to a Moroccan investor, employs 400 workers. The fire had several gas cylinders to explode inside the plant.   The guard of said industrial unit, injured during the fire, was rushed to the hospital for treatment. An

Morocco : Distribution operation of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine starts Monday in Casablanca

The Moroccan authorities started, Monday, the distribution process of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine, preparing for the launch of the vaccination campaign, expected to begin this week, MAP wrote. The distribution operation was launched in Casablanca this morning, with trucks loaded with vaccine doses. The doses will be delivered to the different regions of the country. For the record, Morocco received on Friday 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in partnership with the Oxford

Israeli government approves normalization agreement with Morocco

The Israeli government approved, Sunday, the normalization agreement to improve ties with Morocco, the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel under a foreign policy launched by the former Trump administration. According to Jerusalem Post, this agreement will now be submitted to the Knesset for ratification. الحكومة صادقت اليوم على اتفاقية إقامة العلاقات مع المغرب. هنأت في مستهل جلسة الحكومة جلالة

Sahara - Morocco – Israel : The Biden administration supports the Abraham Accords

On Sunday, the US National Security Advisor affirmed the Biden administration’s commitment to Israel’s security and support for the agreements signed with Arab countries, including Morocco.

Covid-19 : 520 new infections and 22 deaths this Sunday in Morocco

520 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 466,289. 748 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 442,441. 22 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,150. 6 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Marrakech-Safi, 3 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 2 in

Sahara : Burundi announces closure of Laayoune consulate before U-turn

Months after it inaugurated a consulate in Laayoune, Burundi announced recently it's closure. The decision was made on grounds of "strategic reasons and reciprocity", the Burundian Foreign MInistry wrote on Twitter on Thursday. However, the same tweet was deleted without any explanation. The announcement has quickly made headlines in Algeria and the Tindouf camps, without mentioning the tweet deletion. "Our embassy in Rabat, Morocco, will remain functional and in return Burundi expects the

Guerguerate : Armed harassment of the Polisario to put pressure on Joe Biden ?

While sporadic military harassment in the Sahara will not be a game-changer on the ground, the goal is to get the attention of the Biden administration.

Netanyahu expected in UAE and Bahrain, no information about Morocco

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to visit the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in February, Israel Hayom reveals. The Prime Minister's office is in discussions with Abu Dhabi and Manama to work on the two visits, scheduled between February 9 and 11, the same source wrote, quoting senior officials. Netanyahu is expected to meet with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, and attend a series of economic meetings in Dubai. Then, he will make a six-hour trip to Manama,

Covid-19 : 925 new infections and 23 deaths Saturday in Morocco

925 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 465,769. 1,041 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 431,693. 23 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,128. 6 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 3 in Fès-Meknès,