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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:00:52 +0000
Morocco Sentences to Death Killer, Rapist of 11-Year Old Boy
Rabat – Morocco’s Court of Appeal in Tangier sentenced today a 24-year old man to death penalty for kidnapping, rapping, and killing Adnane Bouchouf,  a 11-year old boy in September last year. Tangier’s court also sentenced the perpetr...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:22:54 +0000
US’ DFC to Launch $100 Million Investment Fund for Moroccan Entrepreneurs
Agadir – Adam Boehler, the CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), has announced “a $100 million fund to focus on market opportunities and tackle endemic problems in Morocco that need innovative solutions driven by ...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:25:55 +0000
Saudi Arabia, Morocco to Create Joint Investment Fund to Help Businesses
Rabat – The Moroccan-Saudi Business Council held a remote meeting on Tuesday to discuss means to boost economic cooperation between business communities in Morocco and Saudi Arabia. The working session served as an opportunity to discuss challe...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:07:11 +0000
Eve Branson: Founder Of Non-profit In Atlas Mountains Dies Of COVID-19
Rabat – Founder of The Eve Branson Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides young people in the Atlas Mountains with artisanal skills, has died of COVID-19.  Eve’s son Richard Branson, who is also the founder of Virgin Group,  an...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:06:04 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco Confirms 1,345 Recoveries, 17 Deaths in 24 Hours
Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 801 new COVID-19 cases in the country in the past 24 hours. The number brings the total figure of Morocco’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 453, 789 as of Monday, January 12, at 6 p.m. Moroccan...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:46:54 +0000
Abderrazak Hamdallah Among Top 20 Goal Scorers in 2011-2020 Decade
Moroccan footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah has appeared among the top 20 goal scorers of the decade in a list compiled by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Having scored a total of 237 goals between January 1, 201...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:24:48 +0000
Copenhagen Rabbi Commends Morocco’s Religious Coexistence Culture
Rabat – The Chief Rabbi of Copenhagen, Jair Melchoir, has emphasized the importance of coexistence between Jewish community and Muslims in Morocco. The Rabbi expressed his pride in a statement to Moroccan state media, saying that Morocco’s de...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:21:17 +0000
Four New Factories in Morocco to Create Over 8,000 Jobs
Agadir – Morocco’s automotive sector continues to grow in spite of lingering, Covid-induced crises. Earlier today, the fast-growing industry saw the signing of two memoranda regarding the creation of four new factories.   Moulay Haf...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:14:35 +0000
Cold Wave Kills 2 Homeless Moroccans in Barcelona, Spain
Two Moroccan homeless men have died in Barcelona, Spain, presumably from hypothermia. The men, aged 37 and 32, died in two separate incidents on Monday, January 11, La Vanguardia reported. The first victim died in the Placa del Poeta Bosca, a public ...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:52:55 +0000
Covid-19: WHO Denounces Global Unequal Distribution Of Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) denounced, on January 8, the unequal distribution of the first vaccines against COVID-19 to the detriment of the most vulnerable countries and populations. During a press briefing, WHO director-general Tedros Adhan...



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