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Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:05:43 +0000
Algerian Politician: Maghreb Union Should Not Include Morocco
Rabat – The leader of Algeria’s Movement of Society for Peace party (MSP), Abderazak Makr, has called for excluding Morocco from the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) project. Speaking on Saturday, February 27, the head of the main Algerian Islamist p...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:56:22 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco Records 244 New Infections, 239 Recoveries
Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 244 new cases of COVID-19 in the country during the last 24 hours. As of February 28, Morocco has had a total of 483,654 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Morocco’s health authorities announced 239 reco...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:24:51 +0000
Morocco to Set Up Higher School of Technology in Ouarzazate
Rabat – The city of Ouarzazate in southern Morocco is set to be home to a new Higher School of Technology.  Minister of Education Saaid Amzazi reviewed the designs of the project during a visit today, revealing that the soon-to-be inaugurated ...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:04:56 +0000
Desperate Polisario Concedes Diplomatic Defeat in Letter to UN
Even as it insistently accuses the UN of supporting Morocco in perpetuating the political stalemate in Western Sahara, an apparently languishing and rudderless Polisario Front is now begging the UN Secretary-General to relaunch the stagnant, UN-led p...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:03:35 +0000
‘Australian Man’ Detained in Morocco Faces Extradition to Saudi Arabia
Rabat – An Australian citizen has reportedly been detained in Morocco at the behest of Saudi authorities, over allegations of involvement with political activism. Usama Al-Hasan was detained approximately three weeks ago upon his arrival in Rab...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:53:21 +0000
Morocco Warns of Heavy Rainfall, Snowfalls in New Orange-Level Notice
Rabat – Morocco’s weather office has published a new press release warning of heavy rainfall and snowfall from Sunday to Tuesday. The rainfall will sometimes be stormy, the General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) announced today Strong thund...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:52:25 +0000
Renewable Energy: Morocco Opens Training Institute in Ouarzazate
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Education Saaid Amzazi chaired today the official inauguration of the Institute for Training in the Professions of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Ouarzazate, in southern Morocco. The institute is...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 11:41:31 +0000
Astronomy: Marrakech Hosts Morocco’s 1st Radio Telescope
Rabat – The  Atlas Golf Cultural Center in Marrakech has established a radio telescope, the first of its kind in Morocco. The equipment seeks to capture the radio waves emitted by the sun, the star-forming region, the quasar, and the nuclei ga...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 11:15:36 +0000
Northern Morocco Facing Protests Over Deepening Socio-Economic Crises
Rabat – The towns of Fnideq and M’diq in northern Morocco witnessed several protests recently, with demonstrators denouncing social disparity and socio-economic crisis in the region. One of the latest protests took place on Friday in front of...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:30:00 +0000
WeMash Digital: Moroccan Startup Supports Businesses’ Digital Transformation
Founded in September 2020 by Nizar Berdai, WeMash Digital is a growing Moroccan initiative that brings together a team of young, ambitious, and creative developers, consultants, and graphic designers.  The fresh startup specializes in digital ma...



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