Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament Mustapha Ramid has made a U-turn on his resignation decision, Le360 reported. According to the same source, this decision was made after an apology by the Head of Government Saadeddine El Othmani. The same source confirmed Ramid decided to resign from his post because he was not informed of the decision made by decree in the Council of Government to hold an extraordinary session of the Parliament on Tuesday, March 2, while he is
French-Moroccan, city councilor, coach and trainer, Bouchra Sirsalane has always wanted to do «politics differently». This mother of two boys is at the head of a campaign, which this time aims at warning against the dangers of pollution from protective masks against the coronavirus.
In its media campaign against the Kingdom, Algeria criticizes Morocco’s discussion of a draft bill on the legalization of cannabis use for medical purposes. The official website of an Algerian Radio station tried to link in an article said draft law to the development of the Sahara issue. The article attributed the Moroccan move to the economic and social crisis deepened by the «Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of the Algerian-Moroccan borders», in addition to the
Mustapha Ramid has just submitted his resignation from the government. The Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament mentioned «health reasons» to justify his decision. «Taking into account my state of health and my inability to continue to take charge of my responsibilities, I hereby present my resignation from the government. I request that you submit it to His Majesty the King», Ramid wrote in his letter addressed to Saad-Eddine El
480 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 482,994. 3,327,858 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 96,437received their second shot. 846 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 468,387. 10 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,608. 5 of these deaths were recorded
The Israeli Prime Minister announced Wednesday that his country will donate nearly 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to several countries. According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said that the number of countries to be granted the doses might be between 15 and 20. Said countries would mainly include those with diplomatic relations with Israel and others that do not have links with Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) and
Although it has gained two places compared to the previous edition of this index published annually by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Morocco is lagging behind Tunisia, Algeria and Libya.
Expected to visit Morocco on Friday, February 26, to meet Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, the new Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah postponed his trip. He «apologized» for this postponement that is due to «domestic affairs» in Libya, adding that he would respond to the invitation «as soon as possible». The Moroccan Foreign Ministry confirmed the visit of the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aqila Saleh, who is due to meet with the Moroccan foreign
The Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering, has added Morocco to its terrorism funding and money laundering watchlist. Morocco was added to the list that includes Burkina Faso, Senegal and the Cayman Islands. The decision was made during a plenary session held this week. This list includes 19 countries, which only partially comply with international rules for
King Mohammed VI sent a congratulatory message to Mohamed Bazoum following his election as President of the Republic of Niger. «By placing their trust in you, the Nigerien people paid homage to your humane qualities and to your rich political experience», wrote the sovereign. «The Sovereign also salutes the excellent friendship that the two countries maintain, a friendship marked by solidarity cooperation and a common vision for the unity and development of