Covid-19 : 2,329 new cases in Morocco, 3,192 recoveries and 40 deaths in 24 hours

2,329 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 428,193. 3,192 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 391,920. 40 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,170. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 7 in Fès-Meknès, 6 in Marrakech-Safi, 5 in

Abderrahmane Bouihlougat, transforming the sand of Morocco’s beaches into canvas

Abderrahmane Bouihlougat is a young artist who draws giant shapes on beaches. But despite his talent, he finds himself unable to respond to invitations and events due to the current health crisis.

Britain’s wartime leader Winston Churchill and his Marrakech paintings

During his visits to Morocco, former United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed painting in Marrakech. One of his paintings will be auctioned in the UK for the first time.

Winston Churchill’s «Scene at Marrakech» painting to be auctioned for the first time

The painting of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill «Scene at Marrakech» will be auctioned for the first time in March. The painting, circa 1935, has an estimated value of between £300,000 (about US$404,000) and £500,000, Barrons reported. Churchill, who used to visit Morocco regularly, painted this masterpiece during a 1935 visit. In the 1950s, he gifted Scene at Marrakech to field marshal Bernard Law Montgomery. The latter «An

Morocco, UK welcome provisional application of association agreement signed in 2019

The Governments of the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland welcomed the provisional application, as of January 1, 2021, of the Association Agreement between Morocco and the United Kingdom, signed in London on October 26, 2019. To this effect, the two countries exchanged verbal notes on Thursday in Rabat, according to a joint Morocco-UK Declaration. The agreement restores, in the context of bilateral relations, all the effects that the two countries

China begins approval process of Sinopharm vaccine

Chinese agency for regulating drugs and medical devices has officially accepted the request of the country’s leading vaccine maker, Sinopharm, to take one of its Covid-19 vaccine to the market. «The Center for Drug Evaluation of China’s National Medical Products Administration has formally accepted the application and started examination procedure», the Global Times newspaper said, adding that a conditional approval could be granted as early as

US announces that it has begun the process to establish a consulate in Dakhla

The process of opening a United States consulate in Dakhla is launched, as announced Thursday by the US Secretary of State. «We are inaugurating a virtual presence post for Western Sahara, with a focus on promoting economic and social development, to be followed soon by a fully functioning consulate», Mike Pompeo wrote on Thursday. «Consistent with President Trump’s proclamation on recognizing the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over the Western

Sahara : Algeria again requests support from Russia

Algeria’s Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum had a phone call Wednesday with Mikhail Bogdanov, the special representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East and African countries, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moscow announced Thursday. The Sahara issue was one of the topics discussed by the two diplomats. «They addressed the problems of implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council on the settlement of Western Sahara»,

Covid-19 : 2,650 new cases in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Tangier and Salé

2,650 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 425,864. 2,833 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 388,728. 44 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,130. 19 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 5 in

Morocco acquires 65 million doses of vaccines, 25 million people targeted (Official)

Morocco has acquired 65 million doses of the two vaccines the Kingdom has opted for, Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb said Thursday during the Council of Government meeting. He explained that the target population amounts to 25 million people. Preparations for the launch of the national vaccination campaign have reached a «very advanced» stage, said the Minister, quoted by government spokesman Said Amzazi, during a press briefing held following the Council. The exact date of