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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:21:16 +0000
UFC Reduces Morocco’s Abu Azaitar’s Suspension to Seven Months
Agadir – The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) gave Abu Azaitar, brother of recently expelled UFC fighter Ottman Azaitar, a seven month suspension for violating the organization’s anti-doping policy. According to a press release fr...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:28:27 +0000
Twitter Suspends Account of Spain’s Party Vox For Islamophobic Tweets
Rabat – International social networking service Twitter has suspended the official account of Spain’s Vox Party for inciting hatred against Muslims. El Pais reported that the right-wing political party violated Twitter’s hate speech rul...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:26:06 +0000
COVID-19 Vaccinations in Morocco Exceed 250,000
Morocco’s Ministry of Health has announced the vaccination of 257,291 citizens across the country, as of Tuesday, February 2, at 6 p.m. Health authorities have also announced 835 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Today’s figure brings ...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:01:12 +0000
Foreign Ministers of Morocco, Israel Talk Bilateral Cooperation
Agadir – Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita spoke to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi, on Tuesday, February 2. The Israeli minister shared on Twitter that they “agreed to work together to rapidly implement the agreement...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:52:10 +0000
Lahcen Haddad: Government Should Review Water, Energy Security Policies
Moroccan Member of Parliament and former Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad has urged the government to review its policies for water and energy security. Haddad made the call on Monday, February 1, during the monthly general policy session at the Hou...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:31:25 +0000
Delegation From Haiti Visits Dakhla to Discuss Stronger Cooperation
Agadir – A delegation from the Haitian cultural cooperation took part in a meeting in Dakhla on February 1, to discuss stronger coordination in higher education, vocational training, and cultural exchange with Morocco. The delegation was led by...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:02:20 +0000
French Union Supports Workers’ Strike at Kenitra’s Peugeot Plant
Rabat – The General Confederation of Labor (CGT-PSA) announced its unwavering support for the general strike carried out by workers in Kenitra’s Peugeot plant. The Peugeot Societe Anonyme (PSA) Group is based in France and is Europe’s secon...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:51:09 +0000
Dutch-Moroccan Project Aims to Produce Drinking Water From Thin Air
Rabat – The Netherlands and Morocco are collaborating on a pilot project for the production of drinking water from humidity in the air. The two countries discussed a cooperative project  that will make the production of drinking water poss...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:06:42 +0000
Angelina Jolie is Selling Churchill’s Koutoubia Mosque Painting
Famous American actress Angelina Jolie is selling Winston Churchill’s World War II-era painting of Morocco’s landscape of the tower of Koutoubia mosque for a price of 2.05 to 3.42 million dollars. Famous art auction house Christie’s will put up...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:40:28 +0000
Morocco, Portugal Sign Agreement on Green Hydrogen Cooperation
Rabat – Morocco and Portugal on Tuesday signed an agreement to cooperate on green hydrogen development. Minister of Energy Aziz Rabbah signed the agreement with Portuguese Minister of Energy Matos Fernandes during a videoconference. The agreeme...



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