King Mohammed VI chaired, Wednesday, the council of ministers. During the meeting, the sovereign «inquired about the progress of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by China, with regard to Morocco», a press release by the Royal palace read. Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb «affirmed that there is regular contact with the concerned companies as well as with the Chinese government, which are showing goodwill on the matter, stressing that things are moving in the right
3,387 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 160,333. 2,497 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 133,959. 41 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,726. 12 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 8 in Souss-Mass, 4 in
Non-governmental organization Amnesty International urged the Moroccan authorities, Monday, to «put an end to the harassment campaign and drop all charges» against historian and activist Maati Monjib and his family. In a statement shared on its Twitter account, the NGO recalled that the academic and human rights activist has gone on a three-day hunger strike to protest against what he considers «repeated harassment by the authorities». On October 7, was accused
The South Africa is mobilized to defend the position of the Polisario. South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tweeted, Monday, urging parties in Africa, Central America and even Asia to «conclude the Western Sahara issue». «Why in this day and age, one African country is allowed to colonize another? Oppress a people! Our own comrades, brothers and sisters! This must end. Freedom for Western Sahara must come now! Urgent task. This diplomacy thing is not working. Let us be
Mask-induced acne, aka «maskne», has become a real thing due to the obligation of wearing a mask when outside. To experts, skin issues caused by face masks can be prevented through a series of measures.
French multinational automobile manufacturer Renault has decided to have the third generation of its Dacia Sandero model produced exclusively in Morocco. According to Romania Insider, the group has decided to move the production from Romania to Morocco, commissioning Romania’s Renault Dacia car plant only with the production of the «models with higher added value, along with the budget model Logan». The third generation of Renault’s Dacia Sandero will be produced
The Moroccan authorities granted upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC, Tuesday, a two-year extension for its onshore Sidi Mokhtar permit following disruptions caused by Covid-19, London South East reported. The permit, which was initially limited to two years and six months, has been extended until around October 2022, the same source added. «The Sidi Mokhtar permits cover 4,712 square kilometers in the Essaouira basin in central Morocco», the same source explained. For the
Morocco recorded the highest daily number of deaths, 49 in 24 hours, bringing the number of people who died from the virus to 2,685. It also recorded 3,185 new infections.
Cornerstone Government Affairs, an American bipartisan public affairs firm specializing in government relations and lobbying, has signed a $300,000 one-year contract with the US affiliate of Morocco’s phosphate fertilizer company OCP. The pact went into effect on October 1, O'Dwyer's reported on Monday. The contract is expected to help OCP «coordinate and direct a strategic communications and advocacy push for OCP NA regarding countervailing duty investigations by the US
The 2020 Global Hunger Index ranks Morocco 44th out of 107 countries. The country was 42nd in the index’s 2019 edition.
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