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Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Khadija Celebrates 14th Birthday
The royal family and Moroccan population celebrate today, February 28, the 14th birthday of Princess Lalla Khadija. Princess Lalla Khadija was born on February 28, 2007. Her birth was announced by a 21-gun salute and formally declared by the Ministry...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:24:49 +0000
Morocco Vaccinates 161,906 With Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Rabat – Morocco’s COVID-19 epidemic is proceeding along its gradual decline as the country recorded 416 new cases and 7 related deaths over the past 24 hours. Morocco currently has 5,988 active cases out of a total 483,410 cases since the eme...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:59:20 +0000
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Receives FDA Approval
Rabat – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine. The new vaccine has been lauded as a COVID-19 vaccine that is simpler to administer because it does not requir...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:48:33 +0000
Morocco Accused Of Pervasive Money Laundering, Placed On ‘Grey List’
Rabat – Morocco has been placed on a grey list for countries with pervasive money laundering or terrorist financing concerns. The remarkable designation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global intergovernmental money laundering watc...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:03:35 +0000
South African Candidate Promises To Leave Western Sahara Out of CAF
Rabat – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will not become a battleground for political issues such as the Western Sahara issue. CAF Presidential Candidate Patrice Motsepe promised to not harm Morocco’s interests if elected president...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:29:28 +0000
Electricity Network Project in Southern Morocco Reaches Final Stages
The major electricity network project that King Mohammed VI launched in Morocco’s southern provinces in January 2016 has reached its final stages. The infrastructure project concerns linking the electricity network of central Morocco with the netwo...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:03:34 +0000
13-Year-Old Moroccan Girl Narrates Shocking Rape Stories in Viral Video
A young Moroccan girl has shocked many social media users in Morocco with an outrage-inducing video narrating the rape and torture she allegedly suffered in separate incidents involving her grandmother, her uncle, and one of her neighbors. 13-year-ol...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000
Moroccan Street Food at Home: Recipe for Maaqouda, Potato Fritters
Rabat – In the streets of an old Moroccan medina, or in weekly souks (open-air markets), you are likely to come across a sandwich stand that sells Maaqouda. It is a delicious potato fritter that you can pair with anything from a simple tomato s...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:48:26 +0000
Online Community Applauds Morocco for Cannabis Legalization
Rabat – Morocco’s decision to decriminalize cannabis has swiftly risen to prominence among social media users, ranking as the world’s third most engaged post on Reddit. One recent Morocco World News article about the topic made it to the headli...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:30:34 +0000
Morocco Reconfirms Commitment to Africa’s Green Recovery
Morocco’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment Aziz Rabbah has reconfirmed  Morocco’s commitment to Africa’s green recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite its social, economic and environmental impacts that add to an alre...



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