Morocco relies heavily on Russian coal imports, which increased significantly in the first 11 months of 2020. Morocco imported 87 percent of the total coal deliveries of Russia, up from 57 percent a year earlier, Argus media reported. The same source indicates that the South African deliveries «accounted for just 1 percent of Moroccan imports in January-November, compared with 6 percent in the same period a year earlier». The trend in Moroccan imports since 2012 shows the shift
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged on Sunday the new American President Joe Biden to cancel the American recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, calling it «illegal». During a meeting of the ANC's national executive committee, Ramaphosa pleaded for a «rapid annulment» of this decision. The South African president said that President Biden has to «speedily reverse the imposition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the
A major paving stone in the AstraZeneca pond. According to sources within the German government majority, cited by Bild and Handelsblatt, the Swedish-British anti-Covid-19 vaccine would be ineffective (less than 10%) for people over 65. A revelation that calls into question the place of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in the vaccine strategy of the countries that have authorized it. The pharmaceutical company refuted the assertions of the two German media, calling the
337 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 466,626. 1,031 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 443,472. 22 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,172. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 6 in the Oriental, 2 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 2 in
Morocco has opened an honorary consulate in Kolkata, the capital of India's West Bengal state, Indian media reported on Monday. According to the same sources, Ambassador Mohamed Maliki said that the honorary consulate will help boost bilateral relations and expand ties between Morocco and India in trade, investment and tourism. Bilateral relations between the two countries have improved following the visit of King Mohammed VI to India in 2015, the same source added.
While Madrid has never recognized its chemical bombings of the Rif, its army launched a contest to commemorate "The Melilla Campaign of 1921” and celebrate the Rif massacre.
Moderna’s vaccine appears to be effective against new variants of the coronavirus from Britain and South Africa, the company said on Monday. «Vaccination with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine produced neutralizing titers against all key emerging variants tested, including B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, first identified in the UK and Republic of South Africa, respectively», Moderna announced in a press release. The vaccine, however, appears to be less protective against the
Algeria, which was to host the 2020 edition of the Arab League summit postponed due to Covid-19, insists on hosting the 2021 edition of this event. Well-informed diplomatic sources told Egyptian newspaper Youm7 on Monday that Algiers «refused to let any other country host the Arab summit». The same sources, who recall that «Algeria has the right to host the Arab summit as long as it insists on doing it», have expressed some
Traffic was disrupted, Monday morning, at the motorway linking Marrakech to Casablanca due to an accident that occurred near the city of Berrechid. According to Noon Press and social media posts, around 40 vehicles, a bus and a truck were involved and damaged in the accident. Dense fog and speed are likely behind said accident. The number of people injured in the accident is not known. The injured were transferred by civil protection ambulances to the emergency department of the
Fire broke, Monday, in a textile plant in Tangier. According to local online newspaper Tanja 24, the fire caused significant property loss in addition to the injury of one person. The fire would have destroyed 70% of the factory’s total area. The plant, which belongs to a Moroccan investor, employs 400 workers. The fire had several gas cylinders to explode inside the plant. The guard of said industrial unit, injured during the fire, was rushed to the hospital for treatment. An
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