Moroccan Foreign Minister phoned, Thursday, his Chinese counterpart to discuss the development of the Covid-19 vaccine, Chinese news agency Xinhua wrote on Friday. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during this phone call that China and Morocco «enjoy profound friendship and solid mutual trust». He recalled the phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Moroccan King Mohammed VI in August, which «points out the direction for and injects
Morocco recorded 4,151 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 186,731. These new infections were mainly recorded in Casablanca, Oujda, Marrakech and Skhira-Témara.
During the 12th century, Almohad caliph Yacoub Al Mansour ordered the construction of one of the oldest hospitals in Morocco. Dar Al Faraj was a health complex and architectural jewel according to historians.
The UK’s International Environment Minister Lord Goldsmith held, Wednesday, a virtual visit to Morocco. During this virtual visit, Goldsmith held talks with Minister for Energy, Mines, and Environment Aziz Rabbah on how to expand UK-Morocco links to support clean energy. The two Minister discussed Morocco’s «COP22 experience, its ambitious targets on renewables and its role as climate advocate on adaptation and resilience in Africa». They also addressed «how the
More than 1,000 irregular migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands archipelago (Spain) during the past two weeks. Moroccan Hazam Tarik documented on Instagram this crossing, considered much more risky than that of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Indian football club Mumbai City FC signed Moroccan midfielder Ahmed Jahouh, Friday, for the upcoming Indian Super League season, scheduled for November. According to Press Trust of India (PTI), the footballer joined the club for a two-year-contract. Jahouh is the first Moroccan player to join an Indian club. In 2017, FC Goa signed him. «I have spent three years in India and I believe that I have a lot left to achieve. When I spoke to the management at Mumbai City about the targets and
Members of Hassania Agadir underwent new PCR tests on Tuesday, which confirmed three new coronavirus cases within the club. «Two cases among the members of the technical and medical staff as well as a case among the players», the club said in a statement shared on its Facebook page. The new infections bring the total number of coronavirus cases within the Agadir-based club to 14. On October 18, the club announced that 11 people, including 7 players, had tested positive for
The Zamalek vs. Raja Casablanca game, the second leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals, has been postponed to November 1st, the African football Confederation (CAF) announced. Initially scheduled for Saturday, October 24, the game was rescheduled after a number of coronavirus infections were recorded among the Raja Casablanca team, Le Matin reports. On Tuesday, local authorities in Casablanca prevented the Raja Casablanca team from heading to Egypt. Earlier that day, health
More than ten days ago, three young Moroccans left the city of Al Hoceima, in northern Morocco, to reach the Andalusian coast, El Faro de Ceuta reported. «Their parents are worried and have not heard from them ever since», one of their friends told the Spanish newspaper. «Othman, Hamza and Al Wahid (…) were not thinking of the consequences when they decided to put their lives in jeopardy», the newspaper wrote. On October 11, the three young people would have
3,577 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 182,580. 2,796 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 151,634. 52 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,079. The country has 27,867 active cases, including 625 in critical conditions. 47 of them are on