On October 27, and during a phone call with King Mohammed VI, the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohamed Ben Zayed announced that his country will open a consulate in Laayoune. On Sunday, November 1, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the Emirati decision. Asked by journalists about the opening of said Emirati consulate, Sabri Boukadoum replied : «You have to see what international law
Moroccan footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah, who currently plays for Saudi club Al-Nasr, has tested positive for the coronavirus, AFP reports. The 29-year-old striker announced his infection in a tweet. «I was confirmed with the coronavirus, thank God, a speedy recovery for everyone and may God protect you from al harm wherever you are», he wrote. Hamdallah’s infection comes after he played, Tuesday, against Al-Ahly, as part of the semi-finals of the Saudi King’s Cup, the
3,460 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 222,544. 3,038 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 184,313. 67 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,762. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 12 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 9 in the
When Moroccan Sami Fadel first immigrated to the United States, he had one dream. He wanted to realize his childhood dream of studying in college and working for the company that he once wanted to apply to for an internship in Morocco.
3,790 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 219,084. 3,350 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 181,275. 70 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,695. 20 of these deaths were recorded in the Oriental region, 13 in Casablanca-Settat, 8 in
On Friday, the United Nations Security Council adopted a new resolution on the Sahara issue, extending the MINURSO mission’s mandate by one year.
3,256 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 215,294. 3,014 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 177,925. 53 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,625. 17 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 7 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 7 in the
The World Bank recommended that Morocco «preserve education spending to limit the transmission of poverty from one generation to the other». To do this, it suggests «drawing lessons from the coronavirus crisis to accelerate reforms».
Moroccan-British model Nora Attal announced, Thursday, her engagement to UK-based cinematographer Victor Bastidas, Arab News reports. On social media, the 21-year-old model published a series of images with Bastidas, captioning them «forever my life partner». The photographer proposed to Attal in Formentera, an island in Spain. In one of the photos shared to her Instagram, Attal showed her engagement ring. Before announcing their engagement, Attal and Bastidas worked together on
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and special representative for the Middle East and African countries Mikhail Bogdanov met on Thursday with the Algerian ambassador to Moscow Mohamed Cherif Kourta, to discuss, among other things, issues related to Western Sahara. According to Sputnik News, which quotes a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two officials, after «discussing the situation in the Sahel and Sahara region and Russian-Algerian relations», stressed «the