[MAP] Rabat -- A 12-week spacing between the two injections of the Covid-19 AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, instead of the current 4-week interval, is suitable in order to vaccinate and protect more people, according to Dr Tayeb Hamdi, health policy and ...

[MAP] Rabat -- Moroccan filmmaker and screenwriter Mohamed Ismail passed away in Casablanca on Saturday at the age of 70, after a long illness, according to his family.

[MAP] Rabat -- A total of 246 new cases of coronavirus infection and 382 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Sunday.

[allAfrica] Dakar -- Africa's heads-of-state are joining prominent members of Africa's intelligentsia to mark the 100th birthday of Professor Amadou Mahtar Mbow by chronicling his contributions as the first black African to head Unesco and many other...

[CPJ] Moroccan journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Soulaiman Raissouni, and Omar Radi have a lot in common. All three have a nose for corruption, penning op-eds or investigations alleging government abuse. And all three have been charged with or sentence...

[MAP] Abu Dhabi -- The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, which is in its 15th edition, unveiled on Tuesday the list of nominated titles in the category Children's Literature and Young Author which includes a novel by Moroccan writer, Rajaa Mallah.

[MAP] Madrid -- The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the launch, from July 1, 2021, of a new route linking Malaga (southern Spain) to Rabat.

[MAP] Rabat -- Policemen on Wednesday arrested, in close coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), two people aged 23 and 29 for their alleged involvement in the possession and trafficking of a larg...

[MAP] Laayoune -- The members of a Basque economic delegation said on Wednesday they were "surprised" and "impressed" by the quality of infrastructure in the city of Laayoune, expressing their readiness to examine investment possibilities in the Moro...

[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to Irish President, Michael Daniel Higgins, on the occasion of his country's National Day.

[MAP] Rabat -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, on Monday held a telephone conversation with Jan Kubis, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Natio...

[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday called for the coordination of Africa's efforts to crystallize a lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa.

[PR Newswire] Luxembourg -- The EU and its bank the EIB, supported the construction, renovation and modernization of 16 hospitals in Morocco, with a loan worth of 70 million EUR and a grant of more than 13 million EUR, providing the Kingdom with stat...

[MAP] Rabat -- French-Moroccans have called on France, in an initiative promoting unity, to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over its southern provinces.

[MAP] Agadir -- The framework agreement on the regional program to promote employment in the Souss Massa region was signed on Monday in Agadir, under the chairmanship of Minister of Labor and professional integration Mohamed Amekraz.

[MAP] Rabat -- Two agreements relating to the National Program for the establishment of new generation agricultural cooperatives were signed Monday in Rabat.

[MAP] Rabat -- A Government Council will convene Thursday under the chairmanship of Head of Government Saad Dine El Otmani.

[MAP] Rabat -- A high-level international workshop on the National Competition Barometer project will be held next Wednesday by videoconference, at the initiative of the Competition Council.

[MAP] Rabat -- Integrating a gender-sensitive approach in the city policy project is at the heart of the concerns and action plan of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils (AMPCC), stressed its president, Mohamed Boudra.

[MAP] Rabat -- A delegation of businessmen from the Basque Country (Spain) explored Monday in Rabat the differed investment opportunities offered by the Moroccan fishing industry.

[MAP] Rabat -- The government has decided to extend by two weeks, starting Tuesday, March 16 at 9 p.m., the precautionary measures adopted on January 13 to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

[MAP] Cairo -- Morocco was elected, Sunday in Cairo, as member of the Executive Board of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for Africa, during the General Assembly of the African Cycling Confederation.

[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's official reserve assets amounted to 307.9 billion dirhams until March 5, 2021, up by 23.5% compared to the same period in 2020, Morocco's central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) has said.

[Nation] Kenya's renewed bid to have the African Union take a leading role in resolving the Western Sahara dispute is angering Morocco.

[MAP] Rabat -- The judicial police in the city of Errachidia arrested, on Monday on the basis of accurate information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), an individual for his alleged link with a cr...

[MAP] Dakar -- The long-standing relations of Morocco with the continent are the basis of the reality of the Kingdom's African policy, underlined Mohamed H'Midouche, consultant and former regional resident representative of the African Development Ba...

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the health of the imprisoned Moroccan journalist and historian Maati Monjib, who has been on hunger strike in a Rabat jail for the past week, and calls on authorities to allow him independent m...

[MAP] Rabat -- The Commission on the Right of Access to Information (CDAI) and the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) signed Tuesday in Rabat a partnership and cooperation agreement on the implementation of Law 31.13 on the right of acce...

[MAP] Dakhla -- The seventh edition of the "Sahraouiya" rally, a solidarity and sports challenge for women, will be held on March 13-20 in Dakhla, under the motto of active solidarity.

[MAP] Rabat -- The House of Advisors unanimously adopted, on Tuesday, in plenary session, the framework bill 09.21 on social protection, in the presence of Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, Mohamed Benchaâboun.