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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:48:26 +0000
Morocco Looks to Rename Avenue After UAE’s Late Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan
Rabat – Morocco’s capital city of Rabat is considering a proposal to change the name of Ibn Khalouiya Avenue in the Souissi district to honor the UAE’s late Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Zayed was the founder of the Unit...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:27:40 +0000
Morocco Exempts Visa Requirement for Burkina Faso Citizens
Rabat – The embassy of Morocco in Burkina Faso announced today its decision to exempt visa requirements for Burkinabe citizens wishing to visit the North African country. The embassy said the move is part of the provisions of the Morocco-Burkin...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:41:20 +0000
Head of Government: Morocco ‘Well-Positioned’ to Face COVID-19
Agadir – Morocco is “well-positioned in the face of the pandemic,” Head of Government Saad Dine El Otmani stated in Rabat on January 28. During the opening speech of the weekly Governing Council meeting, the Head of Government spoke of Moro...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:35:17 +0000
Bird Flu Virus: Morocco Says No Case Was Recorded to Date
 Rabat – Morocco has not recorded any case of the bird flu virus in Moroccan farms, according to Morocco’s Federation for the Poultry Breeding Sector. The President of the Interprofessional Federation of the Poultry Sector (FISA), Youssef Al...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:21:40 +0000
King Mohammed VI Receives Morocco’s 1st Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Rabat – King Mohammed VI received today the country’s first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, a statement from the royal cabinet has announced. The King received the vaccine in his Royal Palace in Fez while announcing the launch of Morocc...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:15:38 +0000
Morocco, Switzerland Launch Program to Promote Sustainable Tourism
Morocco and Switzerland have officially launched the Moroccan-Swiss program that aims to develop the conditions of sustainable tourism in the region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra in a meeting on Wednesday in Rabat. The Minister of Tourism, Handicraft, Air ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:59:17 +0000
Water Reservoirs In Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region Rapidly Filling
Dam reservoirs in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region have reached a total of 1,127 billion m³as of Wednesday 27, According to the Water Department at the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics, and Water. The largest dam in the region, the O...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:43:16 +0000
Elementary School Students To Study Amazigh Language Next Year
Morocco’s ministry of national education has announced a new draft curriculum to teach the Amazigh language in the county’s elementary schools.  The project is a collaboration between the education ministry and the Royal Institute of Amazigh Cul...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:46:44 +0000
African Lion: US-Moroccan Military Exercise to Resume June 2021
Agadir – The annual Morocco-US joint military training exercise “African Lion” will resume in June 2021 after having been reduced in scale in 2020 due to COVID-19. From January 20, until January 30, a delegation of the US army has been scou...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:44:56 +0000
What You Need to Know about China’s Sinopharm Vaccine
As Morocco launches its national vaccination campaign, the country has received half a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine on Wednesday, January 27.  Last week on Friday, Morocco received the first shipment of vaccines from India, whi...



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