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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:48:14 +0000
French Aeronautics Company LPF Opens New Factory in Morocco
French aeronautics company Le Piston Français (LPF) inaugurated on Wednesday, February 10, a new factory in Morocco, near Casablanca, for the production of mechanical aeronautics parts. Located in Nouaceur, 33 kilometers south of Casablanca, the new...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:41:02 +0000
‘People Suffer in Silence:’ Undocumented Moroccan Migrants Stuck in Canary Islands
For weeks, hundreds of undocumented migrants have been blocked in camps in the Canary Islands while waiting to make their way to Spain. More than 400 immigrants, most of whom are Moroccans, spend their weeks in a humanitarian camp managed by the Whit...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:10:13 +0000
Morocco Approves Emmerson’s Potash Project
Rabat – Morocco’s government awarded a licence to global mining company Emmerson Plc to construct a potash plant near Khemisset, 94 km away from Rabat. Chief Executive Clarke told Proactive London that the licence is “a significant mileston...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:43:05 +0000
Algeria: Collapsing Oil Exports Spell Doom For Economy
Rabat – Algeria is seeing its oil exports fall despite new highs in international oil prices amid increasing demand as the global economy recovers. Algeria’s economic independence has long been based on its large reserves of natural gas and o...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:42:34 +0000
12 More Patients Died From COVID-19 in Morocco
Rabat – Morocco’s Health Ministry confirmed 564 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 476, 689 as of February 10 at 6 p.m. The ministry also confirmed 12 deaths. The death toll related to COVID-19 mou...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:34:06 +0000
Algerian Official Attacks Moroccan Media for Exposing Algeria’s Fake War Claims
Rabat – Recent comments by Ammar Belhimer, Algeria’s Communication Minister and Government Spokesperson are the latest illustration of the Algerian government’s well-documented obsession with Morocco’s development and internal affairs. Ap...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:50:03 +0000
EU ‘Cannot Remain Indifferent’ to Western Sahara Developments
Agadir – France’s former Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophonie, Alain Joyandet, has said “the future of the Sahara is Moroccan.” In an article for Monde Afrique, the French politician wrote that supporting separatism...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:43:24 +0000
Hungarian Consulate Opens in Marrakech
Rabat – Hungarian ambassador to Morocco Miklos Trombler and newly appointed honorary consul in Marrakech Abdelaziz Dahbi, inaugurated on Monday,  February 8, a new Hungarian honorary consulate.  After Tangier, Casablanca and Agadir, Marrakech...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:58:23 +0000
Study: Intimate Partners, Main Sexual Offenders Against Women in Morocco
The vast majority of women survivors of sexual violence in Morocco have suffered violence from their intimate personal entourage, according to a recent study by the NGO MRA Women. The research found that current or former husbands, fiances, and boyfr...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:46:15 +0000
TF1 Report on Cosmetic Surgery in Morocco Causes Controversy
On Sunday, February 7, French the Sept a Huit program on French television channel TF1 aired a controversial report on cosmetic surgery in Morocco titled “Morocco, the madness of the scalpel” (Maroc, la folie du bistoury). In One segment ...



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