Moroccan justice drops all charges against Mauritanian billionaire Mohamed Ould Bouamatou

Moroccan justice has dropped all charges against Mauritanian billionaire Mohamed Ould Bouamatou. The businessman was prosecuted for posting to social media false Moroccan passports of former president Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz and his wife, recalls Le360. «The Kingdom of Morocco is against this gross aberration. The preliminary investigations made it possible, in fact, to note that these so-called passports are non-existent at the level of the database of the competent

Another Moroccan ally to take over as the Chairperson of the African Union from 2022 to 2023

President Macky Sall to take over as the Chairperson of the African Union for the period 2022-2023, indicates the Senegalese presidency on its Facebook page. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) endorsed Senegal's candidacy at the end of an extraordinary summit online on Tuesday, February 2. The election of Macky Sall will be formalized on February 6 during the AU 34th ordinary summit. Senegal will thus take over after the Democratic Republic of the Congo was

Covid-19 in Morocco : 774 new infections and 308,398 people vaccinated as of Wednesday

774 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 473,047. 308,398 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 933 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 451,780. 14 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,323. 4 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Morocco summons Spanish ambassador over minor migrant video

Spain’s ambassador to Rabat Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner was summoned, Wednesday, by the Moroccan Governmnet over a violent intervention of police against a Moroccan migrant at a minor reception center in Tafira, Las Palmas. Morocco expressed concern over this intervention which was filmed and posted to social media, well-informed sources told Spanish news agency EFE. According to Canarian media, the video was shot after police were called to intervene as a minor was threatening

While Israel seeks full diplomatic ties, Morocco prefers a gradual process, David Govrin says

While the Moroccan government prefers a «gradual process», Israel would like to establish full diplomatic ties as soon as possible, Chargé d’Affaires David Govrin said.

The second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can be delayed for at least 3 months, study finds

In a new study, researchers at the University of Oxford suggest that a single dose of the AstraZeneca's vaccine would be 76% effective between three weeks and three months.

Algerian Foreign Minister discusses the Sahara issue with his Dutch counterpart

The Algerian Foreign Minister discussed, Tuesday, the Western Sahara issue with his Dutch counterpart. «Pleased with the phone call and the constructive consultations today with Mr. Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, over bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual concern, including Libya, Western Sahara, Mali and the Sahel», Sabri Boukadoum wrote on Twitter. Pleased with the phone call & the constructive consultations today with Mr.

Covid-19 : UK variant shows «concerning» mutations

The Public Health England is investigating cases of coronavirus with «worrying» new genetic changes in the UK, the BBC reports. «Tests show they have a mutation, called E484K, that is already seen in the South Africa variant», it explained. The mutation could reduce vaccine effectiveness but the current ones should still work, experts told the same source. Experts at the Public Health England found 11 cases of the UK variant with the mutation E484K. «Scientists

Covid-19 in Morocco : 835 new infections and 257,291 people vaccinated so far

835 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 472,273. 257,291 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 795 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 450,847. 22 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,287. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Israel’s Foreign Minister phones Moroccan counterpart

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi phoned, Tuesday, his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. On his Twitter, the Israeli minister said that he «had a warm and friendly first conversation», with Bourita. The two ministers «agreed to work together to rapidly implement the agreements between Morocco and Israel», he explained. They also «discussed increasing bilateral cooperation as well as wider regional issues», he concluded. Last week,