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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:33:29 +0000
Number of Active COVID-19 Cases in Morocco Reaches 13,878
Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 851 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The number brings the total figure of Morocco’s COVID-19 cases to 469,990 as of Wednesday, January 29, at 6 p.m. Morocco also recorded 790 new r...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:26:07 +0000
ONDH: 28.5% of Young People Are Not in Education, Employment, Training
Agadir – Morocco’s National Observatory for Human Development (ONDH) released results of a study showing that 28.5% of people aged 15 to 24 are unemployed, not in education, nor receiving vocational training. These people are commonly known a...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:20:48 +0000
Holocaust: Morocco Renews Strong Attachment with Jewish Diaspora, Heritage
Rabat – Morocco was the special guest of a virtual seminar on the Holocaust hosted in Colombia on Wednesday,  which  marked the International Day to commemorate the memory of victims of the mass genocide. Moroccan Ambassador to Colombia and E...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:46:00 +0000
Moroccans Remain Largest Foreign Community in Spain
About 771,683 Moroccans are currently living in Spain, making them the European country’s largest foreign community, a report from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) announced. INE published the report on Thursday, January 28, and covers...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:25:14 +0000
Minister of Culture: Morocco’s Cultural Heritage Needs Legal Protection
Morocco’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Othman El Ferdaous stressed the need to update the legal framework that is used to protect the country’s material and symbolic patrimony. Ferdaous presided over a roundtable discussion organized b...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:57:59 +0000
Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 Ranks Morocco 86th Globally
Agadir – The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020 published on January 28 ranked Morocco 86th out of 180 countries worldwide. The index published by Transparency International ranks 180 countries by their “perceived levels of public sector...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:55:22 +0000
France MP: US Recognizing Morocco’s Sahara Step to ‘Lasting’ Solution
Agadir – US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara is a step towards a “lasting” solution, said former President of France’s National Assembly Francois De Rugy on Thursday, January 28. In an interview with Moroccan sta...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:00:54 +0000
Yakada Liqah: Morocco Urges Citizens to Report Side Effects of Vaccines
Morocco’s Ministry of Health has launched an online platform, “Yakada Liqah” (Vaccine vigilance), for beneficiaries of the national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to report any side effects experienced after injections. The platform is a...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:48:04 +0000
Western Sahara: Algeria Attempts to Mislead Joe Biden With Fake ‘Facts’
Algeria’s state media have once again shared fabricated “facts” on the Western Sahara issue, in a mediocre attempt to mislead the new US President, Joe Biden. In a report published on January 23, Algeria’s Press Service (APS) claimed that the...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:47:03 +0000
Senior Israeli Delegation to Visit Morocco in February
Rabat – Israel’s National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat will lead a high level delegation to Morocco in February. State media reported that Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Meir Ben Shabbat held a phone call on F...



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