The 14th extraordinary session of the African Union «Silencing the Guns» Summit, held by videoconference, drew opposite reactions. Morocco and the Polisario were focused on the speech of the South African president who chairs the AU.
While it denied coronavirus infections in the Tindouf camps, the Polisario Front is once again criticizing Morocco’s management of the pandemic in Western Sahara. The separatist movement’s «Health Ministry» denounced, Sunday, «the immoral and unprofessional behavior» of Morocco against Sahrawis in the southern provinces. During an «emergency meeting of the National Coronavirus Prevention Committee», held at the request of the Front, its Minister
Moroccan journalists Omar Radi and Soulaiman Raissouni have announced that they will start a hunger strike on Wednesday evening to protest against their pre-trial detention. Their initiative is part of the Human Rights Day, celebrated by the UN every December 10. Arrested a few months ago, the two journalists consider the measure «punitive for their ideas and positions». It is also an opportunity for them to show solidarity «with all political detainees, journalists
2,919 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 379,657. 3,608 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 331,301. 61 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,245. 19 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 15 in Souss-Massa, 9 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra,
4,118 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 376,738. 3,879 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 327,693. 48 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,184. 12 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 9 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 9 in Souss-Massa, 5 in
Montreal-based singer Ziad Qoulaii released in November a new mini-album in which he tells the story of a Moroccan who wants to cross the sea and migrate. The EP includes three songs inspired by a film scenario he wrote and encouraged by his love for cinema.
The long-awaited vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus in Morocco is expected to start by the end of December, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb has announced. In an interview with Le360, the Minister explained that he cannot give a precise date to the exact start of the campaign, because this depends on the sufficient availability of the acquired lots. «As soon as the exact dates are decided, we will officially announce them. Today, in any case, we are doing
Along with 24 countries, Morocco has been cited as a potential customer of Circles, a subsidiary of the Israeli surveillance company NSO, according to Citizen Lab.
Vehicle and powertrain developer FEV and testing specialist UTAC CERAM are expected to open the first development and testing center in Oued Zem, Morocco. The facility will include endurance and reliability rigs, in addition to test tracks and a 4-kilometer coast-down track, Automotive Testing Technology International reported. «Morocco has not only been our gateway to Africa but also to our European customers ever since we’ve opened our engineering office in Casablanca in
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, Friday, a terrorist cell affiliated with the terrorist organization «Islamic State» in Tetouan. Two operations were carried in the city and resulted in the arrest of three suspected terrorists, aged between 21 and 38. Police found a video in which these members pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization, Medi1 TV reports. In said video, the suspects thus expressed their intention to carry out terrorist