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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:18:41 +0000
Morocco Arrests 1 Suspect in Fez for International Drug Trafficking
Rabat – Moroccan police launched an investigation into an international drug trafficking case on Tuesday, February 9. Police arrested one suspect for his alleged involvement in international drug trafficking in the city of Fez. The suspect is 5...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:48:23 +0000
Moroccan Delegation Visits Israel Today
A Moroccan delegation arrived in Israel on Tuesday as part of the Morocco-Israel rapprochement. Israel’s foreign ministry announced the news in a tweet today. The head of the Moroccan Liaison Office in Tel Aviv, Abd Al Rahid Byoud, arrived in Israe...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:30:51 +0000
The World’s Largest Container Ship Anchored in Morocco’s Tanger Med
CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the world’s largest container ship functioning on liquified natural gas (LNG), reached Morocco’s Tanger Med port for the first time on Monday February 8.  Jacque Saade owns 9 container ships named after famous French m...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:18:26 +0000
OCP, Agriculture Ministry Team Up to Promote Solidarity-Based Agriculture
Rabat – Morocco’s phosphate and fertilizer group (OCP) contributed to the establishment of the first goat milk recovery unit in the Ouled Hassoun Al Hamri community of the Moroccan province of Rehamna, near Marrakech. The OCP said that the in...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:06:11 +0000
Sahrawi Activist Questions AU’s of Self-Proclaimed SADR
Rabat – Activist and former Polisario leading member Mustafa Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud has questioned the African Union’s (AU) “recognition” of Polisario-run, self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). In a brief analysis post...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:46:28 +0000
Recoveries Surpass New COVID-19 Cases as Morocco Vaccinates More People
Health authorities in Morocco have vaccinated 615,181 Moroccan citizens and residents against COVID-19, as of Tuesday, February 9, at 6 p.m. The national vaccination campaign against the coronavirus seeks to vaccinate at least 33 million Moroccans in...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:05:01 +0000
Renault Shut Down Tangier Industrial Unit Temporarily
Agadir – Renault’s industrial unit in Tangier has shut down for the foreseeable future, due to a global shortage of crucial semiconductors. Renault announced the closing of a number of their units in France, Germany, Romania, Spain, and Moroc...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:56:01 +0000
Morocco’s Butane Gas, Sugar Subsidies’ Cost Declined to $1.33 Billion in 2020
Rabat – Morocco’s Compensation Fund announced on Monday that the cost of the butane gas and sugar subsidies declined to MAD 11.94 ($1.33 billion) last year. The number shows a slight decrease from a year earlier, when the compensation fund re...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:20:00 +0000
Morocco’s Education Ministry to Raise Awareness About Energy Efficiency
Morocco has allocated MAD 4 million ($448,234) to raise awareness about energy efficiency in universities and academic institutions. Minister of Education Saaid Amzazi signed today, February 9, a four-year partnership agreement with the Moroccan Agen...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:59:49 +0000
FBI, CIA Congratulate Morocco On Counterterrorism Efforts
Rabat – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have extended congratulations to Morocco’s security services for their achievements in the field of counterterrorism. In the face of violent extrem...



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