On Saturday, ten rescued stray dogs were poisoned. Six of them died and four others were rescued by local animal welfare Morocco Animal Aid. The latter denounced the method that has been reported in several other regions around the country, including the city of Rabat.
10 million doses of China’s anti-Covid-19 vaccine, manufactured by Sinopharma, will be delivered to Morocco in December, after a series of clinical trials carried out in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Argentina and China. According to an article by daily newspaper Al Ahdath Al Maghribiya on Tuesday, only 5 million Moroccans will benefit from the vaccine, as one person needs two injections in the span of 21 days. The Arabic-language newspaper also recalls that the Ministry of Health
American aerostructures manufacturer Spirit Aerosystems has concluded the acquisition of Bombardier’s unit in Casablanca, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy announced. «As announced in October 2019, a final agreement was signed by Bombardier and Spirit Aerosystems and will come into effect on October 30», the ministry said in a statement released on Monday. The ministry and Spirit Aerosystems remained in constant contact and worked together to
2,264 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 199,745. 2,727 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 165,922. 72 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,373. 23 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 11 in the Oriental, 9 in
A few days after its launch, the campaign to boycott French products faces a counter-campaign in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
Moghreb Tetouan announced, Sunday, that four new coronavirus infections were recorded within the Tetouan-based club. In a statement, the club said that three of its players were infected with the coronavirus as well as a member of its management team. The management of Moghreb Athletic in Tetouan has decided to start preparations for the 2020-2021 sports season on Monday. The club stressed that the four confirmed cases are asymptomatic and that they are currently following the treatment
Licensor of disruptive heavy oil technology Quadrise Fuels International PLC announced the completion of a pilot trial of its alternative diesel fuel at an international chemical group customer’s plant in Morocco, Proactive Investors reported on Monday. Despite Covid-19 restrictions in Morocco, the company has been allowed access to the plant, the same source said. Another industrial-scale MSAR trial at another of the client’s sites will be carried out in early 2021, the same
Taoufik Amencor, 22, is a young Moroccan born in Tetouan and passionate about flamenco music. Recently, he tried his luck in «Tierra de Talento», a talent show broadcast by Canal Sur. «He is famous among Ceuta’s inhabitants who walk through the central streets of the city and listen to his music. Amencor is a street artist who plays his guitar in the streets of Revellín», El Faro de Ceuta wrote, adding that the Moroccan used to be an
The rector of the Grande Mosquée de Paris, also known as The Great Mosque of Paris, Chems-eddine Hafiz reacted, Sunday, to the boycott campaign launched against French products in Muslim countries. After an eventful weekend, he called the Muslim community to be cautious. «I strongly condemn calls for boycotting French products. They emanate from those who have always used Islam for political reasons», he wrote on his Twitter. Also vice-president of the French
Morocco has reacted to the French president's determination to continue publishing the controversial cartoons of the Prophet. A position expressed as a boycott campaign against French products has been launched by several Muslim countries.