2,793 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 403,619. 3,846 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 362,911. 52 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,711. 20 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 10 in Marrakech-Safi, 5 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 4 in
Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Jared Kushner is expected to visit Morocco on Tuesday, December 22, taking the first direct flight connecting Tel Aviv to Rabat. According to the Reuters, Kushner will be meeting the day before visiting Morocco Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jared Kushner will be accompanied by Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz, and Adam Boehler the first CEO of the U.S.
After it recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, the US ambassador to Morocco said that his country continues to support the UN political process on the dispute, pressing for the appointment of a new Personal Envoy.
Africa-focused energy company Chariot announced, Monday, that it has negotiated the key terms of a new license, Rissana Offshore in Morocco. 75% interest and operatorship of the Rissana license would be awarded to the subsidiary of Chariotand the rest would go the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM). The Rissana license includes an area of 8,476 square kilometres and «completely surrounds the offshore boundaries of Chariot's existing Lixus Offshore licence, which
The owners of a second-hand clothing business in Spain were arrested for exploiting Moroccan irregular migrants and forcing them to work long hours in poor conditions.
Abu Dhabi-based developer Imkan has been awarded a contract to build the first open-air shopping mall in Morocco. The AED134 million contract (around MAD 326.6 million) was struck with Bymaro, a subsidiary of Bouygues Batiment International and a feature of Imkan’s Rabat-based flagship, Arabian Business reported. The 33,000 sq m mall will be located in downtown Rabat and will be home to international franchises, a multiplex cinema F&B outlets and a food court. The mall will be
Days after the United States announced that it has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the Polisario’s allies rushed into denouncing the decision. After Algeria, South Africa said that US President Donald Trump’s decision «has no force and effect». Speaking on Monday, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor argued that the American decision «was totally surprising». «It is essentially the
The US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara is at the heart of political debate in Spain. Opposition parties and government officials in the country commented on the Trump administration's decision. On Monday, the Spanish Foreign Minister reaffirmed her country's position on the territorial dispute. The solution to this problem «does not depend on the will or the unilateral action of a country, regardless of its size». On this issue, «the
1,217 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 400,826. 3,042 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 359,065. 35 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,659. 12 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 9 in Marrakech-Safi, 7 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 2 in
We often talk about Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps who chose to leave for Morocco. But what about those who have chosen the opposite path, out of romanticism, spite or anger? Yabiladi met one of them, Mohamed Salem Abdelfattah, who joined the Polisario for eleven years in 2004, before returning to Laayoune in 2015.