Morocco
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:41:29 GMTSouth African Diplomat Calls On Biden to Help Bring an End to the Illegal Occupation of Western Sahara
[SPS] Pretoria (South Africa) -- Former South African Ambassador to Cuba and Chief of Staff in the office of ANC Secretary General, Phatse Justice Piitso, adressed an Open Letter to Joe Biden, Friday 1 January, calling on the US President elect to se...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:59:03 GMTOver 54k Tenants of Endowment Premises Exempt From Rent During Quarantine (Minister)
[MAP] Rabat -- A total of 54,665 tenants of endowment premises have been exempted from paying the rent during the quarantine, the Minister of Endowment and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq said on Monday in Rabat.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:18:28 GMTLeading Moroccan Journalist Held On Money-Laundering Charge
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Moroccan journalist Maati Monjib's detention for the past week on a new charge of money-laundering. The target of judicial harassment for years, this leading intellectual and government critic was arrest...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:27:46 GMTWestern Sahara - Security Council Sends Strong Message to Us, Morocco On Decolonization
[SPS] Algiers -- Frente POLISARIO's representative to France, Mohamed Sidati, said the Saharwi people embarked, since November 13, in a second war of liberation, following Morocco's aggression against Saharawi civilians, stressing UN Security Council...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:44:18 GMTLabor Market Experiences 'Relative Recovery' - Minister
[MAP] Rabat -- The labor market is experiencing a "relative recovery" following the gradual recovery of national economy, said Wednesday in Rabat Minister of Employment and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amekraz.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:29:06 GMTElementary and Secondary Education - Final Exams Will Not Be Held On Scheduled Date
[MAP] Rabat -- The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research announced on Wednesday that the standardized final exams of primary and junior high school cycles will not be held place on the date set ...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:30:19 GMTFrance Football Nominates Four Moroccan Players As Best Maghreb Player of the Year
[MAP] Paris -- Four Moroccan football players are among the ten nominees for the 2020 "Best Maghreb player of the year," announced on Wednesday France Football magazine.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:08:54 GMTReducing Digital Divide Between Rural and Urban Areas, One of Challenges of Online Education (Official)
[MAP] Khémisset -- Reducing the digital divide between rural and urban areas is one of the challenges to be addressed as far as online teaching is concerned, said on Tuesday in Khémisset Minister of National Education, vocational training, higher e...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:08:06 GMT9 Moroccans Among Top 100 African Economic Leaders for Tomorrow (Choiseul Institute)
[MAP] Paris -- Nine Moroccans are among the 100 African economic leaders for tomorrow, according to the Choiseul Africa 2020 ranking, revealed on Monday by Paris-based think tank "Choiseul Institute."
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:59:49 GMTMoroccan Authorities Arrest Journalist Maati Monjib
[CPJ] New York -- Moroccan authorities must immediately release journalist and press freedom advocate Maati Monjib, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces arrested Monjib, a contributor to the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi a...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:23:18 GMTInspection of 56 Clinics, Including 8 Providing Care for Covid-19 Patients (Official)
[MAP] Rabat -- Inspection and monitoring operations carried out by the general inspection services of the Ministry of Health concerned some 56 clinics, including 8 providing health care for Covid-19 patients, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said on ...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:51:08 GMT18th National Press Awards - Journalist Abdellatif Abilkassem Wins News Agency Prize
[MAP] Rabat -- Journalist Abdellatif Abilkassem of the Moroccan News Agency (MAP) has won the news agency's award at the 18th edition of the National Press Grand Prix.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:29:55 GMTBahrain's Consulate General Opening in Laâyoune, Historic and Strategic Step - Bahraini Official
[MAP] Manama -- The opening of Bahrain's Consulate General in the Moroccan city of Laayoune is a historic and a strategic step for the solid and prosperous relations between the two brotherly countries, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Shaik...
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:49:53 GMTWestern Sahara - France, Spain Are Complacent Towards With Moroccan Occupier
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- France and Spain, two member states of the European Union (EU), are complacent with the Moroccan occupier with regard to Western Sahara conflict, said the Polisario Front representative in Europe and the EU, Oubi B...
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:28:27 GMT120 Health Centers for Covid-19 Vaccination Set Up in Taroudant
[MAP] Taroudant -- Some 120 health centers have been mobilized in the province of Taroudant for the launch of the vaccination campaign against the new Coronavirus (Covid-19).
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:30:20 GMTMorocco's Focus On Grassroots Football Pays Off
[Nation] Morocco's renewed focus on grassroots football is beginning to pay dividends following the qualification of the nation's Under 20 national team for next year's Africa Nations Cup in Mauritania.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:22:48 GMTOnee - Over Mad 7 Bln of Investments in 2020 (Head of Govt.)
[MAP] Rabat -- The volume of investments by the National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) for the year 2020 should reach 7.1 billion dirhams, including 3.5 billion dirhams in the electricity sector and 3.6 billion dirhams for drinking...
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:32:36 GMTMoroccan Scholar Mohammed Cherkaoui Threatened Because of Position
[SPS] Washington -- Moroccan researcher and professor specialized in the matter of conflict settlement in the US University George Mason, Mohammed Cherkaoui said he was the subject of "smear campaign and threats" because of his position on the outgoi...
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:09:41 GMTF. Polisario Representative At UN - 'There Is a Consensus On the Political Solution of the Conflict in Western Sahara'
[SPS] New York -- The Representative of the Frente POLISARIO in the United Nations, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, affirmed today that "there is a consensus among all the members of the Security Council on the legal status of the issue of Western Sahara, whi...
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:04:58 GMTResumption of Diplomatic Relations Will Open Promising Prospects for Cooperation - Israeli Spokesman
[MAP] Cairo -- The resumption of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel will open promising prospects for cooperation in various fields, including trade and economy, said on Wednesday Hassan Kaabia, spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Fore...
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:04:31 GMTHH Princess Lalla Zineb Chairs Ordinary Ga Meeting of Moroccan Child Protection League
[MAP] Rabat -- HH Princess Lalla Zineb, chairwoman of the Moroccan Child Protection League, chaired Tuesday in Rabat a meeting of the ordinary general assembly of the League, which was dedicated to the examination of the 2019 activity and financial r...
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 07:33:55 GMTCasablanca - Over 1t of Drugs Seized, Three Arrested - Police
[MAP] Rabat -- The judicial police of Casablanca seized Wednesday, on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), more than a tonne of drugs and arrested three individuals for their allege...
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:10:59 GMTHakizumwami Set to Join ITF Tennis Centre in Morocco
[New Times] Rwandan teenager Junior Hakizumwami is set to depart for Morocco on January 17 next year where he is expected to start his tennis scholarship programme at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) High-Performance Training Centre.
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:59:24 GMTIMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article Iv Consultation With Morocco
[IMF] Washington, DC: On December 18, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Morocco.
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:20:02 GMTHM the King Extends Condolences to Emir of Kuwait Over Passing of Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
[MAP] Rabat -- HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to Emir of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, following the death of HH Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:01:39 GMTUSAID Designates Morocco As Regional Hub for a New Program in Trade and Investment Under Prosper Africa
[USAID] The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will designate the Kingdom of Morocco as a regional hub for the new, continent-wide Trade and Investment Program funded by USAID under Prosper Africa. This new center of operations for reg...
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:40:27 GMTUNAF U-20 - Tunisia and Morocco Goalless, Libya Beats Algeria
[CAF] Hosts Tunisia were held to a goalless draw by Morocco on Monday (21 December 2020) at Rades stadium, in Match Day 3 of the North African (UNAF) U-20 Championship, serving as qualifying tournament for the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Maurit...
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:37:35 GMTBiden Must Backtrack Over U.S. Support for Morocco Claim to Western Sahara - Polisario
[RFI] Western Sahara's Polisario Front wants US President-elect Joe Biden to reverse a decision by incumbent President Donald Trump to recognise Morocco's claim of sovereignty over the disputed territory, a representative of the pro-independence move...
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:27:56 GMTNew Variant of Covid-19 - Govt Suspends Flights To, From UK
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco has decided to suspend its flights with the United Kingdom as of Sunday night, December 20, 2020, following the latest developments in the epidemiological situation in this country after the discovery of a new variant of Covid-...
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:19:43 GMTUganda, Tanzania Reach Cecafa U-17 Final, Qualify for Morocco 2021
[CAF] Uganda and Tanzania reached the final of CECAFA qualifiers of the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2021 qualifiers, ongoing in Rubavu, Rwanda.