Covid-19 : Morocco orders AstraZeneca vaccine from India, delivery date remains uncertain

Indian biotechnology and pharmaceuticals company Serum Institute of India (SII) is expected to receive World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use authorization soon for the Oxford University/ AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. The firm will be producing said vaccine for mid and low income countries, including Morocco, Reuters reported, quoting SII’s chief executive. «The emergency use licensure from the WHO should be available and coming through in the next week or two,

Despite signs of recovery, Morocco’s economy remains fragile

According to the World Bank, the Covid-19 crisis has interrupted more than two decades of Morocco’s progress. Its economy, despite showing signs of recovery, remains fragile.

Astronomy : A fireball flies over Morocco and Andalusia

A fireball from a comet crossed the sky between the northern coast of Morocco and southern Andalusia (Spain) on Wednesday evening, after entering the atmosphere around 10:10 pm at a speed of 65,000 kilometers per hour. According to Spanish news agency EFE, this phenomenon has been seen by many people in Andalusia, as explained by Spanish astrophysicist José María Madiedo who is part of the SMART project. The rock that caused this phenomenon was from a comet, and its collision

Sahara : Elected members of Podemos urge Joe Biden to drop Trump's decision

Members of Podemos, a political party in Spain, have signed a letter submitted by MEPs calling on US President-elect Joe Biden to drop the recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. According to Europa Press, MEPs Lucía Muñoz, Antón-Gómez Reino and ERC MEP Joan Josep Nuet are behind the initiative. In this letter, the elected members of Podemos explain that they are «obliged to react because the decision affects the rights of a third

Morocco : Aziz Rabbah becomes the first PJD Minister to speak with an Israeli official

For the first time since the signing of several agreements between Israel and Arab countries, including Morocco, the energy ministers of the kingdom, Israel, Sudan, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States attended an online meeting on Thursday evening. Alongside his Arab counterparts, Aziz Rabbah has indeed spoken with the Israeli Minister of Energy, Yuval Steinitz. A meeting that follows several other talks held between Moroccan and Israeli officials since the

Sahara : German Parliament rejects motion submitted by Pro-Polisario MPs

The German Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has rejected the examination, scheduled for Thursday, January 14, of a proposal presented by pro-Polisario MPs. The text submitted by MPs from Alliance 90 / the Greens, entitled «Not forgetting the Western Sahara conflict, enforce international law» is not eligible to be voted, reads a Bundestag document. The same group of MPs have presented before another proposal devoted to the same subject entitled «Avoiding

Morocco’s Foreign Minister receives the new ambassadors of South Africa, Ireland and Rwanda

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita received, Thursday, three new ambassadors, who came to present their credentials. They are the representatives of South Africa, Ebrahim Edries, Rwanda, Zaina Nyiramatama and Ireland, Ralph Victory. The diplomat chosen by the government of Cyril Ramaphosa has already worked in Saudi Arabia as consul general in Jeddah. He was appointed head of the embassy in Rabat in September 2020. This is the first time that South Africa,

Morocco and the US sign agreement aimed at protecting Morocco’s cultural heritage

Morocco and the United States signed, Thursday, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at protecting Morocco’s cultural heritage from smuggling. The MOU was signed by US ambassador to Morocco David T. Fischer and Moroccan Minister of Culture Othman El Ferdaous to «restrict the import to the United States of certain archaeological and ethnographic material from Morocco», a press release by the US Embassy in Rabat reported. US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational

During a 1993 meeting, King Hassan called Yassir Arafat a «megalomaniac»

During a 1993 meeting in Rabat, King Hassan II and an Israeli delegation discussed the position of Palestinians and Israelis following the Oslo I Accord. During this meeting, the late King was very critical of Yassir Arafat’s position.

Covid-19 : 1,279 new infections and 44 deaths in Morocco this Thursday

1,279 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 456,334. 1,889 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 431,167.  44 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,854. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 5 in Marrakech-Safi, 4 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima,