Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) are expected to take part in a military exercise from March 8 to 27 to ensure security at facilities that are expected to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Al Sharq reports. Elements from NATO, the US, France, Jordan, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Turkey will also participate in the same military exercise. The military exercise will take place weeks after a high-level Qatari delegation visited Rabat. In a press release, the Interior ministry said that several
Greek telecommunication systems solution vendor Intracom Telecom has announced the supply of its Point-to-Point microwave radio (PtP MW) to the EU-funded Border Management Programme for the Maghreb, set up to help Morocco manage its borders. In a press release issued Thursday, the company reported that it had «undertaken the responsibility to deploy the products with local engineering and installation services». The deal is part of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
After the Algerian Foreign Minister replied to the critical comments of his Moroccan counterpart, the Western Sahara issue moves back to center stage in Algeria. However, Algeria stressed that it is «not adding fuel to fire».
On Thursday, the Moroccan government suspended all cultural activities, sports events, seminars and other meetings attended by foreign guests as part of its plan to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a note, addressed to the National Olympic committee, sports federations and other departments, the Culture and Sport Ministry indicated that the measure is to be implemented on March 5. «The ban covers events attended by more than 1,000 people», the ministry explained,
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has added Morocco and Nigeria to the list of countries at highest doping risk, AFP reported on Thursday. The country is part of category A, the one with the highest doping risk. The list is followed by two other categories, B and C, which is the lowest. The AIU said that despite Morocco’s significant efforts, «a number of national level issues have not been addressed». «The doping threat in Morocco remains acute and the AIU considers
A Moroccan national, who has been irregularly living in Italy, has allegedly pretended to have the novel coronavirus to avoid expulsion, local newspaper Corriere Romagna reports. Police in Forli, a city in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, accompanied, Wednesday, a Moroccan to the Brunelleschi repatriation center in Turin to proceed with his expulsion from the country. The 26-year-old, who arrived in Italy in 2016 on a work visa, stayed in the country after his permit expired. He
After announcing its first coronavirus case, Morocco’s health authorities said Thursday that a second national had tested positive for the virus. The patient is an 89-year-old woman who returned from Italy in February.
The 6th edition of the Crans Montana Forum, held annually in Dakhla, has been cancelled, organizers told MAP news agency on Wednesday. The event, previously scheduled for March, has been annulled over coronavirus fears, its founding president Jean Paul Carteron said in a press release. The same source indicated that the decision is based on the instructions of the Moroccan authorities. For the record, Morocco announced, Thursday, its second confirmed coronavirus case. The first one was
Slovenia announced, Wednesday, its first case of coronavirus, alleging that the patient «was infected in Morocco», Reuters wrote, quoting Slovenian Health Minister Ales Sabeder. In a news conference held, Wednesday, Sabeder said that the patient «had travelled home to Slovenia from Morocco through Italy». «It looks like this is an imported case, it seems that the person was infected in Morocco», Maja Socan from the National Institute of Public Health said
A second confirmed coronavirus case has been recorded in Morocco, the Health Ministry said in a communiqué issued on Thursday. The health authorities explained that this case has been confirmed by the national laboratory of the Institut Pasteur, Wednesday. The patient, who tested positive for the virus, is a Moroccan woman who was in Italy, the country that recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases outside Asia. The woman in question is currently being treated in an isolation
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