Morocco World News
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 18:36:23 +0000Morocco To Become A Gas-Rich Country
Rabat – Morocco’s latest gas projects move the country “closer to unlocking [its] domestic gas riches,” according to Global Data, an international data analytics and consulting company. GlobalData’s latest report, “Morocco Explora...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:06:46 +0000Moroccans Maintain 1st Position as First Foreign Community in Spain
Rabat – New data from the Spanish Ministry of Integration, Social Security, and Migration shows Moroccans maintaining their position as the first foreign community legally established in Spain. Moroccans are followed by Chinese (97,064). A to...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:34:47 +0000World Bank: Morocco Boasts Fifth Highest Nominal GDP in Africa
Rabat – Despite the unprecedented shock of the COVID-19 crisis and its accompanying hurdles, Morocco still managed to remain in the top five of the best performing economies in Africa, according to the World Bank. The World Bank Annual Report...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:12:18 +0000India to Delay Shipment of AstraZeneca Vaccines to Morocco
Rabat – The Serum Insite of India (SII) has informed Morocco of a potential delay in the delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Quoting a “source with direct knowledge of the matter,” Reuters reported that the institute has notified Braz...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:52:26 +0000Down Syndrome Day: Morocco’s Long, Uplifting Road to Social Inclusion
Miami – March 21st was officially declared by the United Nations in 2012 to be the international awareness day for Down syndrome, as individuals with Down syndrome have three copies of chromosome 21 (trisomy), instead of two. In an effort...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:52:23 +0000Report Lists Morocco Among Countries with ‘Good Image’ in Africa
Rabat – The French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN) has listed Morocco among African countries with a “good” image across the continent. CIAN’s report ranked Morocco as the second African country with a “good image” after South A...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:00:01 +0000Air Traffic Down 73.24% at the End of February 2021
Rabat – Moroccan airports received 1,063,224 passengers in the first two months of 2021, down 73.24% compared to the same period last year, according to the National Airports Office (ONDA). The Mohammed V airport in Casablanca recorded 520,613 ...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:52:38 +0000Police Arrest Four Individuals with Links to Illegal Drug Trafficking Network
Rabat – On Friday, elements of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in the city of Martil (Northern Morocco) arrested four people, aged between 29 and 61 years, including a woman and a pharmacist, for their alleged links ...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:38:05 +0000Moroccan Expert Asks for 3-Month Period Between Two AstraZeneca Doses
Rabat – Tayeb Hamdi, a Moroccan doctor and researcher in health policies and systems, has recommended spacing the first and second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine by a three-month period. Beneficiaries of the vaccine usually take the second dose o...
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000COVID-19 Crisis Signals Morocco’s Need for Resilient Education System
Rabat — The education sector in Morocco is, as elsewhere in the world, among those most affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Nearly 1.6 billion students in 190 countries experienced the direct effect of schools and learning spaces closing down....