Morocco’s head of government Saadeddine El Othmani rejected accusations against his party and Morocco following deal with Israel.
Heavy rains that hit several cities in Morocco on Wednesday and Thursday have blocked several roads in Casablanca, disrupting normal life and preventing citizens from driving their cars and using public transportation. This morning, at Boulevard Zerktouni, one of the main arteries of the economic capital, the sidewalk disappeared while cars were flooded. The same situation was witnessed in different boulevards, such as Roudani, the south-eastern entrance to Casablanca, as well as
The opening of embassies would be the «natural next step» of the normalization agreement signed between Israel and Morocco, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli officials told AXIOS that King Mohammed VI told Netanyahu during their phone call last week that «he was committed to opening embassies as part of the next phase of the process». In December, a US-Israeli delegation headed by White House Special Advisor Jared Kushner and Israeli National
The Moroccan health authorities have not received yet vaccine doses to launch its vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus. Although deals have been concluded with China’s Sinopharm and Britain’s AstraZeneca, the vaccines have not been sent to Morocco, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said on Wednesday. ايت الطالب في #حديث_مع_الصحافة : المغرب لم يتوصل بعد بجرعات اللقاح pic.twitter.com/YGsPx1qKgP — 2M.ma
Commander of US Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa Major General Micheal E. Langley spoke by telephone, Thursday, with Vice Adm. Mostafa El-Alami, Royal Moroccan Navy Inspector. According to a press release sent by the US embassy in Rabat, Langley and El-Alami discussed «the many successful military-to-military engagements in the past few years between U.S. Marines and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces». These engagements include «the training of Moroccan Special Operations
Hours after Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, US lawmakers have certified Joe Biden’s presidential win. The move came as a mob, encouraged by President Trump, marched to the building and stormed it. Four people died in the attack, which resulted in suspending a Congress session. The session was resumed later on Wednesday, allowing lawmakers to count and confirm electoral votes, BBC reports. The rampage started as two Democrats won Senate seats in elections in Georgia,
1,642 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 447,081. 2,036 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 418,744. 37 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,618. 15 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 6 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 4 in Marrakech-Safi, 2
Morocco granted, Tuesday, a temporary authorization for the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford. According the authorization signed by Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb, the authorized vaccine is called «COVISHIELD». The authorization is, in fact, granted to the Serum Institute Of India Pvt Ltd, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer licensed by AstraZeneca. The «vaccination schedule against the COVID-19 vaccine
Lawrence Randolph assumed responsibilities as United States Consul General in Casablanca on Monday, January 4. The American diplomat served before as deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Algiers, reads a statement by the US consulate in Casablanca. Before Algeria, Randolph worked in Frankfurt, Germany, as Head of Public Relations. He also spent a year in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he led a Foreign Affairs Unit and was part of a team of diplomats that negotiated a bilateral security deal
Following the floods that occurred in Casablanca on Tuesday, January 5, due to heavy rains, which hit the city in record time, the municipal council of the economic capital called on Wednesday for an urgent meeting. The meeting was also attended by the managers of the Casablanca delegatee Lydec. «Casablanca is experiencing an exceptional mobilization of elected officials and authorities to assess the damage caused and remedy its repercussions», the council said in a