Nearly 100,000 children are in Morocco are without a birth certificate, which hinders their access to essential services, such as education and health. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, not having a birth certificate, a family record book, identity card - leaves these children behind. The Moroccan government launched in April 2019 a new national campaign to register these children as well as a joint ministerial committee and regional commissions, but the covid-19 crisis and
A delegation of members of the association of travel agencies in Andalusia (southern Spain) visited, Thursday, Tangier, as part of the first «Fam Trip» to be organized since the start of the pandemic to promote tourism in Morocco. The visit, which is part of a Fam Trip organized by the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT), has seen the participation of 15 tourist operators representing travel agencies operating in southern Spain and two journalists interested in
The mayor of Oujda, Omar Hjira, as well as 7 other members of the city’s municipal council have tested positive for the new coronavirus. According to the Arabic- language newspaper Kifach, 34 out of the 65 members of the council underwent coronavirus tests on Wednesday, after the infection of an employee working as an engineer in the town was confirmed. On Thursday, the capital of the Oriental region recorded the highest number of daily infections since the start of the
The Polisario has threatened to conclude military agreements with African countries against Morocco. The Front no longer hides its ambition to involve African countries in a war against the Kingdom.
A group of researchers, heading the rehabilitation of the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella, have discovered beautiful archaeological findings.
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan will study at the Faculty of Governance and Economic and Social Sciences (FGSES), which is affiliated with the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Benguerir (UM6P), starting from this academic year. According to French-speaking newspaper Le Desk, this announcement was made by Hicham Habti, president of UM6P, on the occasion of the start of the 2020-2021 academic year. «First of all I wanted to tell you how honored we are to welcome today His
3,317 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 163,650. 2,077 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 136,036. 46 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,772. 12 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 5 in the Oriental, 5 in Beni
Morocco’s phosphate fertilizer company OCP has signed an agreement with American public relations and marketing agency FleishmanHillard (FH) to fend off countervailing duties imposed by the US Commerce Department, O'Dwyer's reported on reported on Wednesday. FH mentioned in its letter agreement with OCP that it has prepared a two-phase communications program, that started on October 6, to help the Moroccan group with its countervailing duties litigation and investigations. Phase 1 is a
American actor Johnny Depp has recently spoken about the set of Ciro Guerra's «Waiting for the Barbarians», which was partly filmed near Marrakech. Interviewed by Italian daily La Repubblica, the Hollywood movie star said that he has «a deep affection for Morocco and its inhabitants». «There is great kindness in their eyes», he said. The film was released in August on streaming platforms in the United States. In 2018, Johnny Depp also told the American
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) sent a message to British tourists, in a video broadcast Wednesday, announcing the holding of the congress of the Association of British Travel Agencies and Tour Operators (ABTA) in 2021, in Marrakech, after its postponement due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. «In October 2021, Morocco and Marrakech will be there, stronger and more united than ever to welcome you again», said ONMT director Adel El Fakir. «Morocco is still