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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:45:16 +0000
Germany Pulls Moroccan Peppers Due to Toxic Pesticide Use
Rabat – German authorities decided on January 7 to withdraw Moroccan peppers from their market after finding a high concentration of pesticide residue.  According to Hortoinfo, a Spanish horticultural newspaper, the presence of the pestici...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:05:25 +0000
Minister: Morocco’s Recovery Should Include Cultural Digitalization
Morocco’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports Othman El Ferdaous on Wednesday said that cultural digitalization will be an important part of the country’s post-COVID-19 recovery. His assertion came in a statement on his official Facebook accou...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:27:22 +0000
Morocco’s Anti-Corruption Council: COVID-19 May Exacerbate Corruption
Morocco’s Council on Probity, Prevention and Fight against Corruption (INPPLC) has warned of the amplifications of the COVID-19 crisis on corruption. The Council’s statement came in a letter outlining the situation of corruption and its developme...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:21:13 +0000
National Electricity Office: Wind Farm in Morocco’s Midelt Complete
Agadir – Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has unveiled a new wind farm near Midelt, approximately 150 kilometers south of Fez.  The complex covers an area of approximately 2,300 hectares, ONEE announced ...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:13:44 +0000
Morocco Records 1,597 COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours, 27 Deaths
Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 1,597 new COVID-19 cases in the country in the past 24 hours. Today’s figure brings the total number of Morocco’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 448,678 as of Thursday, January 7, at 6 p.m. Moroccan health...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:33:40 +0000
Pro-Trump Protesters Storm US Capitol Building
Agadir – Pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building while a session of Congress was held to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on Wednesday. The result was unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of US “democracy.” T...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:20:37 +0000
French NGO Accuses Polisario of Training Child Soldiers
Rabat – The International Alliance for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms (AIDL) has accused Polisario of training child soldiers. The French NGO concluded that the Algerian-backed separatist group is actively recruiting children for military s...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:51:57 +0000
Morocco’s Transport Ministry Urges Road Caution Amid Heavy Rainstorms
Morocco’s Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics, and Water urges road users to postpone their trips through many Moroccan provinces due to forecasts of heavy rainstorms and thunderstorms.  The ministry’s announcement came in a statemen...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:30:12 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco to Assist Newspapers, Art Galleries, Gyms, Nurseries
Morocco’s Economic Monitoring Committee (CVE) has signed five new contracts to assist the sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis. Four of the newly-signed contracts seek to preserve jobs and encourage entrepreneurship in the sectors of press, a...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:42:12 +0000
Casablanca’s Franklin Roosevelt Starbucks Among World’s ‘Most Beautiful’
Rabat – The app “Revue” has ranked Starbucks in Franklin Roosevelt Villa in Casablanca, Morocco, amongst the nine most beautiful Starbucks in the world. Revue is a social media app that provides a user-friendly platform for users to review,...



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