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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:39:44 +0000
Morocco, US Sign Agreement to Protect Moroccan Cultural Heritage
Rabat – The Moroccan and US governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, seeking to promote and protect Morocco’s cultural heritage. The US Embassy in Rabat issued a statement to announce the news, saying the MoU aims t...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:18:48 +0000
Polish Investment Coming to Morocco’s Western Sahara
Agadir – Several Polish stakeholders expressed on Wednesday their interest in visits to and investments in the Western Sahara region, in southern Morocco, to Moroccan Ambassador to Poland Abderrahim Atmoun. The Polish companies showed their sup...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:05:08 +0000
CMI Chief: Morocco’s 2020 E-Commerce Transactions Rose 43%
Agadir – In the wake of COVID-19-imposed travel restrictions, e-commerce transactions using domestic cards saw an increase of 43% compared to Morocco’s figures in 2019.  Mikael Naciri, the CEO of Interbank Electronic Banking Centre (CMI)...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:54:18 +0000
German Bundestag Cancels Vote On Problematic Western Sahara Proposal
Rabat – Germany’s parliament has cancelled its vote on proposals that would urge the German government to push for a resolution in Western Sahara. The parliament’s foreign affairs committee requested that the vote be cancelled. The German B...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:24:46 +0000
Id Yennayer: Preacher Kettani Angers Morocco’s Amazigh Activists Again
Rabat – Moroccan sheikh Hassan Ali El Kettani has angered Amazigh activists in Morocco again, attacking them for celebrating Amazigh New Year, also known as Id Yennayer. January 12 was the first day of the Amazigh (Berber) calendar. The year 20...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:53:48 +0000
Minister: Morocco Did Not Yet Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Rabat – As the country’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign nears, Morocco’s Minister of Health expects the country to reach a collective immunity against the virus in early May. He said on Thursday that the country will reach herd immunity against ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:52:13 +0000
Moroccan, Spanish Intellectuals Debate on Ceuta, Melilla
Moroccan and Spanish intellectuals have launched a debate on the status of Ceuta and Melilla, the Spanish-controlled enclaves in northern Morocco, during an online panel discussion. The videoconference, organized by the Spanish forum Frontera Abierta...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:22:52 +0000
HCP: Pandemic Hurt Morocco’s Aeronautics, Automotive Sectors in 2020
Rabat – Morocco’s industrial activities recorded negative impacts in 2020 due to COVID-19 and its repercussions, especially those highly dependent on external demand, such as the automotive and aeronautics sectors. The High Commission for Pla...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:17:24 +0000
Morocco Counts 17,313 Active COVID-19 Cases
Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 1,279 new COVID-19 cases in the country in the past 24 hours. Today’s figure brings the total number of Morocco’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 456,334 as of Thursday, January 14, at 6 p.m. Moroccan healt...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:35:08 +0000
Global Trust in Government, Media Declines Amid ‘Information Bankruptcy’
Rabat – Citizens across the world continue to lose trust in their government and the media, according to an annual survey by PR firm Edelman. The Edelman Trust Barometer 2021 gauges the opinions of 33,000 respondents in 28 countries and shows t...



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