During a session held Saturday, the Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party Saadeddine El Othmani denied reports linking the resignation of Human Rights Minister Mustapha Ramid to a government visit to Israel. «These are lies», El Othmani said during the opening of said session, PJD’s Facebook page reported. Dyring his speech, El Othmani referred to Israel as a «state of occupation» and reiterated his support for the struggle of the
Mauritania has banned a meeting of Polisario supporters, scheduled for Saturday February 27 in the town of Bir Oumgrin, located in the north of the country. The representative of the Front had submitted a request to the authorities of the province to hold the meeting to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the proclamation of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic», Sahara media based in Nouakchott reported. The same source indicates that the section of the Front in Bir Oumgrin
To the United Nations, the situation at the border crossing that separates Morocco from Mauritania is calm. «No, we have not received any information that the situation in Guerguerat has changed in any way», said Stephane Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General spokesperson during the daily press briefing. For the record, three days after Morocco intervened to free the border crossing and secure the flow of peoples and goods in November 2020, the spokesperson for the UN
244 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 483,654. 3,435,997 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 161,906 received their second shot. 239 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 469,046. 8 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,623. 3 of these deaths were recorded in
416 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 483,410. 3,435,997 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 161,906 received their second shot. 420 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 468,807. 7 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,615. 2 of these deaths were recorded
Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament Mustapha Ramid has made a U-turn on his resignation decision, Le360 reported. According to the same source, this decision was made after an apology by the Head of Government Saadeddine El Othmani. The same source confirmed Ramid decided to resign from his post because he was not informed of the decision made by decree in the Council of Government to hold an extraordinary session of the Parliament on Tuesday, March 2, while he is
French-Moroccan, city councilor, coach and trainer, Bouchra Sirsalane has always wanted to do «politics differently». This mother of two boys is at the head of a campaign, which this time aims at warning against the dangers of pollution from protective masks against the coronavirus.
In its media campaign against the Kingdom, Algeria criticizes Morocco’s discussion of a draft bill on the legalization of cannabis use for medical purposes. The official website of an Algerian Radio station tried to link in an article said draft law to the development of the Sahara issue. The article attributed the Moroccan move to the economic and social crisis deepened by the «Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of the Algerian-Moroccan borders», in addition to the
Mustapha Ramid has just submitted his resignation from the government. The Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament mentioned «health reasons» to justify his decision. «Taking into account my state of health and my inability to continue to take charge of my responsibilities, I hereby present my resignation from the government. I request that you submit it to His Majesty the King», Ramid wrote in his letter addressed to Saad-Eddine El
480 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 482,994. 3,327,858 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 96,437received their second shot. 846 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 468,387. 10 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,608. 5 of these deaths were recorded