Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya are the main pillars of the war of influence between Morocco and Algeria. Each of these two countries is trying to lead the regional political scene.
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a USD48-million loan to help Morocco manage the coronavirus health crisis. The loan is part of a program approved in 2015 to support primary health care services. The loan includes a total USD13.01 million of undisbursed funds under said program and additional USD35 million from the WBG Fast Track COVID-19 Facility (FTCF). «The critical phase the country is entering will require continued strong efforts to contain the pandemic
54 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,985, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 454,172 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 212, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,960. The confirmed
46 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Monday and Tuesday in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,931, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 446,837 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 212, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,937. The confirmed coronavirus cases in the
Earlier this month, Morocco has decided to transfer all Covid-19 patients to two health facilities in Ben Guerir, near Marrakech, and Benslimane, near Casablanca. The decision is reassuring and relieving to citizens more than health workers, according to Dr Al Mountadar El Alaoui from the Independent Union of Public Sector Physicians (SIMSP).
British experts say that a cheap and available drug could save the lives of people with Covid-19. According to the BBC, Dexamethasone, which is a type of corticosteroid medication used to reduce inflammation in other conditions, «cuts the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators» and «by a fifth», for those on oxygen. A team from Oxford University compared the results of a trial that consisted of giving the drug to 2,000 Covid-19 patients. The findings
Unlike its recent positions, left-wing party Podemos wants Spain to grant citizenship to Sahrawis born during the Spanish occupation.
American global music corporation Universal Music Group is opening a new office in Morocco for the first time. The new Morocco office will be based in Casablanca and will be led by business development executive Serena Safieddine, who has already been working for UMG’s Middle East and North Africa division for more than a year. The Morocco office «will focus on A&R, creative and commercial partnerships and will develop initiatives alongside Universal Music France, where labels
The President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent King Mohammed VI a cable, «congratulating him on the successful surgery he underwent recently», Khaleej Times reports. «Sheikh Khalifa wished the Moroccan King continued good health and asked God Almighty to expedite his recovery and return him to good health and wellness», wrote the same source. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
After Melilla, Ceuta, Algeria and Spain, Morocco is launching an air bridge with Turkey on Tuesday to repatriate Moroccans stranded there. According to sources within the Moroccan consulate in Istanbul, three Royal Air Maroc flights will leave the Istanbul Ataturk International Airport for Tetouan, carrying 300 Moroccans. «We have at least 3,000 people here, but these flights will be repatriating only the most vulnerable ones», Mohamed Ifriquine, consul general of Morocco in
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