Anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign likely to start by the end of December in Morocco, Minister says

The long-awaited vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus in Morocco is expected to start by the end of December, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb has announced. In an interview with Le360, the Minister explained that he cannot give a precise date to the exact start of the campaign, because this depends on the sufficient availability of the acquired lots. «As soon as the exact dates are decided, we will officially announce them. Today, in any case, we are doing

Citizen Lab survey lists Morocco as customer of Circles, a subsidiary of Israel’s NSO Group

Along with 24 countries, Morocco has been cited as a potential customer of Circles, a subsidiary of the Israeli surveillance company NSO, according to Citizen Lab.

Vehicle and powertrain developer FEV, UTAC CERAM to open a testing facility in Morocco

Vehicle and powertrain developer FEV and testing specialist UTAC CERAM are expected to open the first development and testing center in Oued Zem, Morocco. The facility will include endurance and reliability rigs, in addition to test tracks and a 4-kilometer coast-down track, Automotive Testing Technology International reported. «Morocco has not only been our gateway to Africa but also to our European customers ever since we’ve opened our engineering office in Casablanca in

Morocco dismantles a terrorist cell affiliated with ISIS in Tetouan

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, Friday, a terrorist cell affiliated with the terrorist organization «Islamic State» in Tetouan. Two operations were carried in the city and resulted in the arrest of three suspected terrorists, aged between 21 and 38. Police found a video in which these members pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization, Medi1 TV reports. In said video, the suspects thus expressed their intention to carry out terrorist

Guerguerate : After MINURSO, the Polisario angry with the Security Council

The Polisario is angry at the UN Security Council. The separatist movement criticized the UN body of not having condemned the operation of the Royal Armed Forces carried out on November 13 in Guerguerate. The Front «does not expect much» from the UN Council, its representative in New York said on Wednesday. «The silence of this body is mainly due to the policy of double standards, which has long marked the treatment of the Sahrawi question by the Security

French Justice Minister Eric Dupont-Moretti to visit Morocco

The French Minister of Justice, Eric Dupont-Moretti, is expected to visit Morocco on December 6 and 7, AtlasInfo reports. In Rabat, he will have to meet with his counterpart, Mohamed Benabdelkader. During his visit, Moretti will be accompanied by rapporteurs of the information mission on unaccompanied minors, Jean-François Eliaou and Antoine Savignat, the same source added. This sensitive issue was discussed by the French Interior Minister during his trip to Morocco on

Morocco : The Sahara at the heart of a new phone call between Bourita and Lavrov

The Royal Armed Forces intervention in Guerguerate has helped multiply political communications between Morocco and Russia. On Thursday, December 3, Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held a phone call. The latter focused on the «the situation in Western Sahara», the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. «Sergey Lavrov called on the parties involved to show restraint, to respect the ceasefire and to restore the

Guerguerate : Morocco's House of Councilors boycotts Pan-African Parliament meeting

The office of the House of Councilors boycotted a working session of the Pan-African Parliament, held in November in South Africa. The decision was revealed in the official bulletin of the legislative institution but without explaining the motives of behind it. By opting for the empty chair policy, the Upper House is protesting against the two statements published by the acting president of the Pan-African Parliament, Algeria’s Jamal Bouras, condemning the operation of the

Casablanca : Laying of the foundation stone for a new US consulate

The laying of the foundation stone of the new US Consulate General in Casablanca took place this Thursday, in the presence of David T. Fischer, United States Ambassador to Morocco and Jennifer Rasamimanana, United States Consul General in Casablanca, indicates a statement from the US Embassy sent to Yabiladi. On the Moroccan side, were present at this ceremony, the Director of Protocol within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Anas Khelas, the Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region,

Algeria censors Algerian... and Moroccan press  

After the censorship of Yabiladi in September, then other Moroccan news sites, Algerian media said on Wednesday that they are not accessible from Algeria, denouncing an attack on freedom of the press.