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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:57:15 +0000
Morocco Considering Purchase of Hydrogen-Powered Trains
Rabat – As Morocco is heading towards an increasingly green future, the country has, reportedly, shown interest in a new generation of hydrogen-powered trains produced by Alstom. The revolutionary new mode of transport uses carbon-free technolo...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:44:34 +0000
Morocco’s Vaccinated Population Reaches 4,080,009
Rabat – Morocco’s vaccinated population reached 4,080,009 against COVID-19, as of Wednesday, March 10, at 6 p.m. The number of people who received their second doses of vaccines reached 854,274. In the past 24 hours, authorities recorded 453 ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:36:27 +0000
Western Sahara: AU Rejects Pro-Polisario Maneuvers, Commits to UN-Led Process
Rabat – Algeria’s increasingly out of sync diplomatic activism on the Western Sahara question has been dealt another blow on the African scene, with the African Union rebuffing an umpteenth attempt by Algiers to derail the newfound continenta...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:23:00 +0000
COVID-19: EIB Mobilized €617 Million of Financing in Morocco in 2020
Rabat – In 2020, the European Investment Bank (EIB) mobilized €617 million  (MAD 7.6 billion), within the Team Europe initiative,  to assist Morocco in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. During a webinar, Anna Barone, the EIB spokesp...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:48:10 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco Launches Vaccination Campaign in Prison Near Rabat
Rabat – Morocco launched a vaccination campaign for prisoners at the Tiflet I local prison near Rabat on Wednesday. Tafouk Abtal, Head of the health division at the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) said tha...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:30:32 +0000
Dirham Depreciation Passes MAD 9 Against the US Dollar
Rabat — The Moroccan dirham (MAD) continues to depreciate against the US dollar (USD), passing the conversion milestone of MAD nine to one USD after a nearly 1% hike this week. The Moroccan dirham depreciated by 0.77% this week against the USD, as ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:11:45 +0000
Moroccan Ambassador to SA Highlights Morocco’s Culture and Diversity
Rabat — Youssef Amrani, the acting Moroccan Ambassador to South Africa, celebrated Morocco’s culture, cuisine, and diversity in an online interview published in advance of International Francophonie Day next week. International Francophonie Day, ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:34:31 +0000
Moroccan-American Developing a Universal COVID-19 Vaccine
Rabat – A universal COVID-19 vaccine, developed by US-Moroccan immunologist Lbachir BenMohamed and his team, has shown promising results in preclinical testing in the US. This vaccine is known as the “Pre-emptive Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine,&...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:19:44 +0000
Libyan Parliament Approves Interim Government Despite Bribery Allegations
Rabat — Early Wednesday, Libyan lawmakers voted to confirm the country’s new provisional government elected at the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) peace talks last month in Tunis. The now-confirmed interim leadership will take the p...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:32:09 +0000
COVID-19 Causes Increase of Unemployment Among Women in Morocco
Rabat – The participation of women in the labor market in Morocco remains low, a new study from Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP) said. The HCP published the new study this week in line with International Women’s Day. The assessm...



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