The UN Secretary-General «concerned» about the situation in Guerguerate

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed, Wednesday, his concern regarding the situation in the Guerguerate border crossing. In a phone call with the Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Guterres asked the country to «play its positive role recognized by all parties to resolve this crisis», the Mauritanian news agency (AMI) reported on Thursday. The phone call focused on «the tense situation in Guerguerate» and the two parties spoke of

New York Police Department will no longer force Muslim women to remove hijabs for mug shots

Women wearing hijab will no longer have to remove it for mug shots when arrested in New York. The decision comes after a group of Muslim women sued New York City and said that they were forced to «remove their hijabs after arrests and be photographed with their head and hair uncovered», USA Today reported. The complaint filed in federal court in New York featured the testimony of a Muslim woman who said that removing her Hijab to be photographed made her feel «humiliated,

Conducted in Morocco among others, Sinopharm’s Covid vaccine trials show «better-than-expected» data

China National Pharmaceutical Group Corp (Sinopharm), a Chinese state-owned enterprise, announced on Wednesday that data from late-stage clinical trials for its Covid-19 vaccine are «better than expected», Reuters reported. According to the British news agency, Sinopharm has had two of its vaccine candidates move into Phase 3 clinical trials in partner countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. 50,000 people in total have participated to these trials. In a

Covid-19 : 5,461 new cases in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Salé and Kénitra

5,461 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 270,626. 4,892new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 221,743. 81 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,506. 15 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 12 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 12 in the Oriental, 11

Saudi Arabia : Several people wounded in a bomb blast at WWI memorial in Jeddah

At least four people were wounded when an explosive device hit an international ceremony during the commemoration of the end of World War I, held on Wednesday, at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, the French Foreign Ministry announced. According to LCI, foreign diplomats attended the annual commemoration, held at a non-Muslim cemetery. On the spot, an AFP photographer said Saudi police closed roads leading to the cemetery, while the injured are still being identified. Wishing

United States : 69% of Muslims voted for Joe Biden, 17% for Trump

Unlike in previous polls, more than a million Muslims took part in the presidential election on November 3 in the United States. 69% of Muslim voters voted for Joe Biden.

Sahara : US senator James Inhofe addresses the blockade of Guerguerate border crossing

US Senator James Inhofe addressed, Tuesday, the Western Sahara issue in the upper house of the US Congress, defending the Polisario Front’s positions. «Last week, while most of the world was focused on our election and the pending results, a very significant action was taking place halfway around the world in Western Sahara», he said. He accused Morocco of having chosen this time on purpose «to threaten to push back on protests by Western Saharans on their own

Four Moroccans arrested in Spain for kidnapping two people and demanding ransom

Spanish police recently arrested four Moroccan citizens for kidnapping two 25-year-old people in Alicante and demanding a ransom. Those arrested are also said to have threatened the relatives of their hostages.  Those arrested are aged between 25 and 35 years old. They will be prosecuted for kidnapping and belonging to a criminal organization. Police said the incident dates back to the end of September, when the victims were beaten and forcibly driven in a vehicle on the

Tracking anti-Covid vaccines as scientists race to produce a safe and effective one

Around the world, tens of vaccines against Covid-19 have already reached the final trial stages. Morocco, which wants to start a vaccination campaign in a few weeks, will have a wide choice.

Covid-19 : 5,214 new cases in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Salé and Skhirat-Témara

5,214 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 265,165. 3,946 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 216,851. 69 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,425. 14 of these deaths were recorded in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region, 13 in the Oriental, 12 in Casablanca-Settat, 8