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Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:13:34 +0000
Morocco Seizes 1,800 Psychotropic Pills at Tangier Airport
Morocco’s customs officers seized 1,796 psychotropic pills on Thursday at Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport. The drugs carried the trade name “Rivotril 2mg,” a customs source told Morocco’s state media. A Moroccan citizen who had flown from Madrid...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:09:45 +0000
Police in Fez Arrest Man for Allegedly Selling Donkey, Mule Meat
Security services in Fez have arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly slaughtering donkeys and mules and selling their meat. According to his neighbors, the suspect used to work as a butcher and sold Lakhli’a — a traditional Moroccan food made o...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:51:20 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco Records 835 Recoveries, 448 New Cases
Rabat – Morocco’s COVID-19 epidemic continues to decline as the country recorded almost twice as many recoveries as it did new cases in the last 24 hours. The steady progress amid a national vaccination campaign means that Morocco now has 8,6...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:58:48 +0000
Casablanca to Rename Public Spaces in Tribute to Deceased Public Figures
Rabat – Morocco’s capital city of Casablanca will rename three of its public spaces to pay tribute to deceased renowned Moroccan personalities, including former ministers Touria Jabrane and Mohamed El Ouafa and futurologist Mehdi El Mandjra. ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:43:19 +0000
Burundi Welcomes Morocco’s Decision to Open Embassy in Bujumbura
Rabat – The Republic of Burundi has officially welcomed Morocco’s decision to open its embassy in the port city of Bujumbura.  Burundi’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation released a statement on Thursday in which ...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:32:14 +0000
Spain Reiterates It Has No Legal, Administrative Responsibility in Western Sahara
The Government of Spain has dealt a new blow to Spanish politicians who challenge Morocco’s territorial integrity and urge their government to intervene in the Western Sahara dispute. In a written parliamentary response, the Spanish government stre...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:24:59 +0000
Algeria Puts Anti-Morocco Hostility Before Managing Internal Crises
Rabat – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune used part of his Thursday speech to reiterate his country’s hostile position against Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. The Algerian president claimed that the Western Sahara quest...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:40:14 +0000
Tebboune Plays Activist, Government Critic Ahead of Hirak Anniversary
Rabat – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune played the role of government critic and Hirak supporter in a televised address to the nation yesterday evening.  Tebboune dissolved Parliament in order to trigger new elections without speci...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:57:06 +0000
Predator Oil & Gas Prepares to Drill in Guercif, Morocco
Rabat – Predator Oil & Gas, an oil and gas exploration company based in Jersey, UK, announced the start of preparations for drilling the MOU-1 well of its project in Guercif, eastern Morocco.  In a release published on February 15, the...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:47:28 +0000
Weather Office Forecasts Heavy Rainfalls, Cold, Snow Across Morocco
Rabat – Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) announced on Friday forecasts of heavy rainfalls, wind, and snow across the country on Sunday and Monday. The directorate issued a special weather notice, forecasting heavy and someti...



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