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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:12:29 +0000
OCP Equips 27 Moroccan Preparatory Classes, Commits to Advancing Education
Rabat – OCP Group has begun equipping 27 preparatory class centers across 12 regional academies of education and training with the necessary equipment for science courses. The Ministry of National Education and the OCP Group said in a joint tha...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:21:57 +0000
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Introduces New Social Security Project
King Mohammed VI attended on Wednesday the initial signing ceremony for a royal social security initiative designed to alleviate financial pressure on Morocco’s working class. The project will provide new health care benefits for Moroccan artisanal...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:23:18 +0000
Morocco Says Amnesty International Report Lacks Objectivity
Rabat – The Moroccan Ministerial Delegate in Charge of Human Rights has slammed Amnesty International’s latest report on the state of human rights in Morocco, accusing it of “dubious” evidence, “fabricated data,” and “hostility” t...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:50:31 +0000
Drought: Morocco’s Agriculture Sector and Climate Change Challenges
Rabat – The Oxford Business Group (OBG) released a new report on climate change in Africa and cited desertification as a growing danger to Morocco’s agriculture sector.  In the report, the OBG cited the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organi...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:32:11 +0000
Up to 1,600 Cases of British COVID-19 Variant in Morocco
Rabat – On April 12, the Moroccan Head of Government Saad Dine El Othmani warned of the spread of the British variant of COVID-19 throughout Morocco. “As of April 9, Morocco has registered 115 confirmed cases of the variant,” El Othmani sai...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:24:38 +0000
Morocco Could Surpass Spain as UK’s Main Supplier of Fresh Produce
Rabat – The chairman of a recently established UK political party, Time, Robert Kimbell, believes that Morocco could outperform Spain to become the UK’s biggest supplier of fresh produce. In a Twitter post, Kimbell noted that the United K...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:06:02 +0000
Number of Moroccans in Spain Exceeds 800,000
Rabat – New data from Spain’s Ministry of Migration estimated the number of  Moroccans in Spain at 811,530, as of December 2020. The number represents a 2% increase compared to a year earlier. The statistics said that women represent 44% of ...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:03:12 +0000
Morocco: Regional Council Undertakes Clean Up Efforts in Paradise Valley
Rabat – As the tourist season in Morocco is nearing, the Regional Council of Tourism of Agadir Souss-Massa has launched a clean up campaign in Paradise Valley. The clean up campaign was launched on April 10, in Paradise Valley, approximately 20...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:29:49 +0000
Morocco Begins Trial Against French-Algerian Actors Today
Rabat – The trial of the actor Brahim Bouhlel and his accomplices begins today following the viral video posted on social media where they insulted Moroccan women and children. Bouhlel and his accomplice, a social media influencer, are facing c...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:09:26 +0000
Survey: 76.1% of Households Expect an Increase in Unemployment in 2021
Rabat – Moroccan household morale experienced an improvement in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter in 2020, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP) household survey. The determination of the household morale is b...



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