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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:59:46 +0000
Royal Air Maroc to Launch New Route Connecting Dakhla, Paris
Agadir – Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has just announced a new route connecting Dakhla and Paris, with the first flight taking place on February 12.  RAM said it established the route in close collaboration with the Moroccan National Tourist Offi...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:05:36 +0000
Two Moroccans Among African Space Industry’s Top 10 Under 30
Rabat – Two young Moroccan innovators, Iliass Tanouti and Imane El Khantouti, feature in Space in Africa’s’s ranking of the ten most promising young, under 30 leaders of the African space industry in 2020. Space in Africa, the premier sourc...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:56:32 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco Confirms 1,927 Recoveries, 26 Deaths in 24 Hours
Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 1,266 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 455,055 as of Wednesday, January 13, at 6 p.m. Moroccan...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:38:04 +0000
UAE Warns US Shale Producers As Oil Prices Hit 11-Month High
Rabat – Oil prices hit an 11-month high as prices settled near $57 per barrel on Tuesday, yet the UAE is warning not to take the increase for granted. As the global economy slowly recovers and demand for oil is increasing, oil prices are again ...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:40:57 +0000
Casablanca Floods: Lydec Breaks Silence, Tries to Make Up
Lydec, the company in charge of sanitation in Casablanca, has finally broken its silence amid heavy criticism and citizen uproar on the mismanagement of the floods in Morocco’s economic capital.  The company held a press conference on January ...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:01:24 +0000
Morocco to Clash With Algeria in 2021 Handball World Championship
Morocco’s national handball team is set to play against Algeria in the first round of the 2021 Handball World Championship. The game will take place tomorrow, January 14, at 6 p.m. Morocco and Algeria are both part of the competition’s Group F, a...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:16:06 +0000
Corruption in Algeria: Ahmed Ouyahia Admits Selling Gold in Black Market
Under trial for corruption, former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has admitted receiving gold bars from “Gulf leaders” and selling them in the black market. Arrested in June 2019, Ouyahia is under an anti-corruption investigation for the i...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:52:16 +0000
US: Moroccan-Born Moncef Slaoui Resigns from “Operation Warp Speed”
Agadir – Moncef Slaoui has resigned from the post of head of Operation Warp Speed. At the behest of President-elect Joe Biden, he handed in his resignation on January 12. Operation Warp Speed, an initiative set up by President Trump, aimed to p...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:41:42 +0000
Morocco, Turkey Sign Agreement to Meet Challenges of Market Competition
Turkey and Morocco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), vowing to establish an advanced partnership to meet the challenges of “competition on markets.” Morocco’s Competition Council President Driss Guerraoui and his Turkish counter...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:08:19 +0000
Morocco’s Cold Wave Threatens Remote Villages
Morocco is experiencing a harsh winter and cold waves. Between December and March, the temperature in remote villages located in high altitudes drops below zero degrees celsius. Low temperature and large snowfall add to the pre-existing — and p...



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