Two Moroccans featured in Forbes’ «Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands» list

The Forbes Middle East magazine launched the second annual edition of its list of women entrepreneurs who have created brands and have succeeded in attracting the attention of costumers and investors. Entitled «Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands», the list features two Moroccan women. The first one is Salwa Akhannouch, the wife of Morocco’s agriculture minister and businessman, Aziz Akhannouch. The businesswoman launched her cosmetics brand Yan & One in 2017. According to

A new field hospital with 1,200 beds to accommodate increasing Covid-19 cases in Fez

While the Fez-Meknes region is recording one of the highest daily Covid-19 infections in the last couple of weeks in Morocco, local authorities announced, Monday, the creation of a hospital field in Fez to accommodate Covid-19 patients. According to several Arabic-speaking newspapers, the facility will have a capacity of 1,200 beds, with two wings for men and women, which will be «monitored by experienced health workers». The establishment of this facility comes as part of a

Libya : To limit the influence of Morocco, Algeria to host a meeting of «neighboring countries»

Algeria is relaunching its «neighboring countries» solution for the Libyan crisis. The country is preparing for a meeting, bringing together foreign ministers from Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, daily newspapers El Khabar reports. Eventually, the next meeting of this group could include other regional actors. On January 23 and following the participation of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in the Berlin conference, held on January 19, Algiers had also invited foreign ministers from

France’s Nicolas Sarkozy describes Mohammed VI as a «king of high intelligence»

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012) spoke in the first part of his book «Le temps des tempêtes», published on July 24, about his relation with several African leaders, including King Mohammed VI and former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Recalling the first two years of his mandate, Sarkozy wrote that the Algerian president «refused to have a face-to-face discussion but rather a side-by-side» one, France 24 reports. «I always had to

Moroccans and their distrust in government decisions in the times of coronavirus

The past few days have been marked by distrust in government decisions. In addition to the long lockdown, Moroccans have been confused by the political speech filled with contradictions.

Morocco : 659 new coronavirus cases with a record number of deaths and active cases

659 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 26,196. 533 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 18,968. 19 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today. These cases are located in Tangier (8), Casablanca (3), Marrakech (3), Fez (2), Rabat (1), Tetouan (1) and Al Hoceima (1). Morocco now has 6,827 active cases under

UNICEF warns against children’s exposure to lead in Morocco through spices

In Morocco, as in other countries, thousands of children have alarming blood lead levels. According to UNESCO, the exposure comes from spices containing high levels of lead.

Moroccan-British Covid-19 patient Fatima Bridle returns home after 141 days in hospital

After a battle with the coronavirus that lasted for 141, Fatima Bridle, a 35-year-old Moroccan, has finally left the hospital. «It’s great to be back», said Fatima, known as Britain’s longest-suffering Covid-19 patient.   Fatima, who lives in the UK, spent 141 days in the hospital, including 105 days on a ventilator after she tested positive for the coronavirus. She also suffered from pneumonia, a collapsed lung and sepsis, and reportedly spent 40 days in a

Morocco : Authorities in Tangier to turn a university campus into a Covid-19 facility

Local authorities in Tangier are studying the possibility of sending Covid-19 patients to the city’s university campus. Well-informed sources told Tanja 24 that the growing number of infections and the crowded hospitals in the city have pushed the local authorities to consider the idea. The university campus is one of the many places that could accomodate Covid-19 patients, as it includes rooms and separate beds. The same source recalls that Tangier is currently considered one of

The Moroccan flag featured in Beyoncé’s new music video

The latest music video of American singer and pop star Beyoncé features the Moroccan flag. Released on July 30, the official video of the song called Already shows one of the dancers holding the Moroccan flag as others dance near the singer. The Moroccan flag can be seen at minute 4:21 in the clip. The song is part of Beyoncé’s visual album «Black Is King», a 2020 American musical film and visual album directed, written and executive produced by the American