MEPs in the European Parliament denounce the FAR operation in Guerguerate

Clearly, Algeria has decided to respond to the adoption of a European Parliament resolution condemning the deterioration of human rights in the country. And as it can do nothing against France, accused by its Minister of Communication of being behind the November 26 resolution, the neighboring country has chosen to target Morocco. It is within the framework of this campaign that three MEPs addressed, on December 7, three written questions to the European Commission on «the

«Moroccans in the Canary Islands must return to their country», European Commissioner says

Moroccan immigrants in an irregular situation in the Canary Islands are condemned to repatriation. And for good reason, «the majority of them are not refugees. They are not allowed to stay there. They must return to Morocco», insisted the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, in an interview with El Pais. The Swedish politician, who had just visited Rabat last week with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi,

Covid-19 : 4,096 new infections in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Sale and Marrakech

4,096 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 388,184. 3,966 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 341,685. 57 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,427. 23 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 7 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 7 in Marrakech-Safi, 7 in

TIMSS 2019 : Moroccan students struggle with mathematics and science

Although it improved its scores compared to four years ago, Morocco is at the bottom of the ranking of the TIMSS, which, since 1995, assesses the knowledge levels of pupils and students.

Turkish retailer BIM to sell 35% share in Moroccan affiliate

Turkish discount retailer BIM has signed an agreement for the sale of 35% of the minority shares of its Moroccan affiliate to the UK-based private equity fund Helios Investment Partners, the grocer announced on Wednesday. According to Anadolu, the estimated value of the deal is 86.4 million Moroccan dirham ($9.6 million). The sale «aims to maintain and develop BIM Stores SARLAU’s current growth trend in Morocco», the same source added. The transaction needs to be approved by

Covid-19 : Pfizer & BioNTech's vaccine data explained by experts

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a document on Tuesday on the results of clinical trials of Pfizer & BioNTech's experimental vaccine against Covid-19. A vaccine that remains effective, with both a cellular and humoral response and few side effects, experts explain.

Nasser Zefzafi and fellow Hirak prisoners to join symbolic hunger strike on December 10

Hirak detainees at the Tangier 2 prison have announced that they are joining the call for a symbolic hunger strike, to be observed from Wednesday to Thursday to demand the release of poltical prisoners in Morocco. Nasser Zefzafi’s father announced the decision Tuesday evening. For Ahmed Zefzafi and Hirak detainees, this is a «peaceful stage of the struggle». It is also a response to the call launched by journalists Omar Radi and Soulaiman Raïssouni, as well as

A Catalan party urges Spain to stop arms sales to Morocco

In Spain, members of the Republican Left of Catalonia have tabled a bill urging Madrid to stop selling arms to Rabat, local media reported on Tuesday. The party believes that Morocco is engaged in an «accelerated» process of strengthening its military capacities. The kingdom is ranked seventh among the countries with which Spain concludes arms sales and second after Brazil outside the European Union. The decision of the Republican Left of Catalonia is above all motivated

Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine, to be used by Morocco, has 86% efficacy

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Sinopharm unit China National Biotec Group Co. has 86% efficacy, according to trials conducted in the United Arab Emirates, wrote Bloomberg. The results of the trials that included 31,000 volunteers in the UAE have found that the vaccine was «highly effective in preventing moderate and sever cases of Covid-19 and had no serious safety concern». The announcement will allow the full public use of the vaccine in the country, the UAE Health

Covid-19 : 2,900 new infections in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Skhirat-Témara and Marrakech

2,900 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 384,088. 3,450 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 337,719. 50 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,370. 14 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 11 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 6 in Marrakech-Safi, 6 in