King Mohammed VI receives first dose of vaccine, launches vaccination campaign

King Mohammed VI announced, Thursday at the Royal Palace in Fez, the start of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, royal statement said. On this occasion, the King received his first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. All Moroccan citizens and foreigners living in the Kingdom aged between 17 and over 75 years will benefit from the vaccination campaign for free, the same statement recalled. This will make it possible to achieve the expected levels of herd

Military planners from Morocco and the United States prepare for 2021 African Lion

Military planners from Morocco and the United States are preparing for the 2021 edition of the «African Lion» exercise. Planners from U.S. Southern European Task Force met in Agadir with their Moroccan military counterparts Jan. 20-30 to make arrangements for the largest military exercise in Africa, US media reported. The preparation of these military exercise was examined, on November 12 in Agadir, by Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commander of the United States Army in

After criticizing the move, Morocco’s labor Minister defends «resumption of ties» with Israel

After he openly criticized normalization of relations with Israel a few weeks ago, Mohamed Amekraz now defends the «resumption of relations» between Rabat and Tel Aviv, referring to the importance of the Sahara issue.

Biden administration pauses UAE and Saudi arms sales. What about Morocco ?

Biden administration has paused UAE and Saudi arms sales amid broader review. Will the United States do the same with Morocco, which agreed on normalizing ties with Israel as Donald Trump recognized its sovereignty over the Sahara.

US new Secretary of State hails normalization deals with Israel

The US newly appointed Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, Wednesday, in the highest-level contact yet between Israel and the new American administration. The two officials discussed «expanding the circle of peace, the Iranian threat and other issues», the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. Antony Blinken «welcomed the Abrahamic Agreements which were signed in recent months between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain,

US, Morocco launch $18-million program to promote regional development in Beni Mellal-Khenifra 

The United States and Morocco launched, Thursday, an $18 million program aimed at promoting regional development in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra, a press release by the US Embassy in Morocco. This program, initiated by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is in partnership with the Wilaya and the Regional Council of Beni Mellal-Khenifra. It plans to create economic opportunities for women, young people, people with special needs and rural populations.   The Inclusive

Al Adl Wal Ihsane says arrival of Israeli envoy to Morocco to head liaison office is a «disaster»

The Al Adl Wal Ihsane movement denounced the arrival of the charge d'affaires of the Israeli liaison office in Morocco, calling the move a «disaster».  «It is a day of mourning and anger for the Moroccan people on whom this unpopular choice was imposed which affects their dignity, their strength and their future», denounced the association in a statement. For the record, Israeli diplomat David Goffrin arrived, Tuesday, in Rabat to assume his post as

Casablanca : A dead body found under the rubble after collapse of ancient medina house

The local authorities found, Wednesday evening, a dead body buried under the rubble after an ancient medina house collapsed in Casablanca. The operation, which lasted for more than 10 hours after the collapse of the house, was conducted by firefighters and local authorities’ agents, with the help of bulldozers and trained dogs. The house collapsed on Wednesday morning and led to the partial collapse of a neighboring building. In a communiqué, the local authorities in Casablanca

Guerguerate : Mauritania’s Foreign Minister meets Morocco’s envoy in Nouakchott

The Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Ould Cheikh received on Tuesday Morocco’s ambassador Nouakchott, Hamid Chabar. Officially, the talks focused on «the close bilateral relations between the two countries and all issues of common interest», Mauritanian news agency AMI reported This new meeting between the two diplomats comes just four days after the Polisario said it launched an overnight attack on the Guerguerat area on the border between Morocco and

Covid-19 : 890 new infections and 20 deaths Wednesday in Morocco

890 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 468,383. 1,358 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 446,181. 20 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,207. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Oriental, 6 in Casablanca-Settat, 2 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 2 in Marrakech-Safi, 2