Morocco Foreign Minister and Swedish counterpart hold talks on Sahara

Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita held talks, Tuesday, with his Swedish counterpart. «Constructive meeting with Morocco Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. We discussed areas of strengthened cooperation between our countries and the security situation of the Sahel region. We also agreed the need for a UN-facilitated process for Western Sahara», Ann Linde wrote on her Twitter. This discussion comes only days after Linde supported the organization of a referendum

Covid-19 : 801 new infections and 17 deaths in Morocco on Tuesday

801 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 453,789. 1,345 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 427,351.  17 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,784. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3 in the Oriental

Lockdown affects weight load, eating behavior and physical activity of Moroccan higher education students

The coronavirus confinement has had negative effects on the weight load, eating behavior and physical activity of higher education students in southern Morocco, study shows.

Algeria and South Africa address Sahara issue, ignore US recognition

While on a work-visit to South Africa, the Algerian foreign minister addressed the Western Sahara question on Tuesday with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor. «The Ministers discussed the important matter of the Western Sahara. They expressed serious concerns over the escalation of military tensions in the occupied territories», read a joint statement signed by the two officials. Boukadoum and Naledi Pandoront «reaffirmed their position which is to achieve a

Moroccan Salafist scholar says celebrating Amazigh New Year is Shariah non-compliant

Salafist preacher Hassan Kettani has stirred controversy on social media after claiming that celebrating the Amazigh New Year is Shariah non-compliant. «A Muslim who believes in God and followes his messenger, Mohammed, shoudn’t be celebrating what is called the Amazigh new year», he wrote on his Twitter account. The Salafist, sentenced in 2003 to 20 years in prison, before obtaining a royal pardon in 2012, recalled having «repeatedly mentioned that Muslim scholars

Israel plans a free trade agreement with Morocco, Amir Peretz says

Israel aspires to sign a free trade agreement with Morocco, Israeli Minister of Economy Amir Peretz said. The move comes as the two countries decided, in December, to resume diplomatic ties with the upcoming opening of liaison offices in Rabat and Tel Aviv. Interviewed, Tuesday, by Moroccan newspaper L'Economiste, the minister said that the signing of a free trade agreement with Morocco is a «major objective», and announced the creation by Israel of an ad hoc team. The

Spanish ship ordered by FAR silences critical voices targeting Morocco

After they have been criticizing Morocco’s recent weapon purchases, right-wing voices in Spain have observed silence after the Kingdom ordered a Navantia deep-sea patrol vessel for FAR.

Japan’s Yazaki and Sumitomo to create four new factories in Morocco

The two Japanese groups Yazaki and Sumitomo signed, Tuesday in Casablanca, two memoranda of understanding for the creation of four factories in the automotive sector. The two firms will be investing 912 million dirhams and creating 8,300 jobs. The two memoranda of understanding were signed during a ceremony chaired by the Minister of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the ministry said in a statement. The agreements include the construction of new

A Moroccan who arrived in Spain to commit terror attack arrested

A Barcelona court ordered, Monday, the detention of three suspected jihadists, arrested Friday in Spain. They are two Libyan citizens and a Moroccan who arrived in Barcelona with the intention of preparing attacks and accused of constituting a terrorist organization, according to El Mundo. The terrorists arrived in Spain by boat from Algeria and crossed the country by car, from the province of Almería to Barcelona. Two of them settled in Barcelona with the help of a

Covid-19 : 456 new cases and 24 deaths in Morocco

456 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 452,988. 1,110 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 426,006.  24 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,767. 9 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3 in the Oriental, 2