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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:55:51 +0000
Morocco Top Importer of Tunisian Dates
Rabat – The Tunisian Joint Vocational Council of Dates confirmed that Morocco imports 20,000 tonnes of Tunisian dates during the season extending from October 1st to March 15th, 2021, making it one of the top importers. The director-general of ...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:42:53 +0000
Police Seize Nearly 5 Tonnes of Cannabis Near Agadir
Rabat – Police seized 4.9 tonnes of cannabis in Ait Melloul, near Agadir on Sunday during a security operation as part of the dismantling of a drug trafficking network. The arrest is part of the investigation undertaken by police in Kenitra in ...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:32:18 +0000
Could Morocco Aid Nigeria to Limit Spread of Terrorism, Instability?
Rabat – In spite of Nigeria’s position as Africa’s best-performing economy, showing the continent’s highest nominal GDP in 2020, many citizens of the West African country are still exposed to terrorism and regular criminality. Morocco’s...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:00:55 +0000
Moroccans Living Abroad Struggle for Respect, True Representation at Home
Washington, DC – Recent developments in the Western Sahara conflict have highlighted the increasingly significant role the Moroccans living abroad (MRE) could play in the international political arena. While the MREs keep performing crucia...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:45:06 +0000
DGSN New Memorandum Forbids Domestication of ‘Dangerous Dogs’
Rabat – Over the weekend, the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) released a new memorandum concerning the ownership of vicious dogs that put citizens’ safety at risk.  The memorandum referred to the requirements of Law 56-12...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:24:57 +0000
Morocco Extends Night Curfew By 2 Weeks
Rabat – Morocco’s government has decided to extend the nationwide night curfew by two more weeks.  The extension will be effective from tomorrow, March 30. The measure is in line with Morocco’s preventive measures against the spread of...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:12:48 +0000
Morocco, UAE to Forge Military Cooperation
Rabat – Abdellatif Loudiyi, Morocco’s Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of the National Defense Administration, received on Monday, March 29, Major General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the Unite...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:53:34 +0000
Morocco Suspends Flights With Spain, France
Rabat – Morocco’s government has suspended flights with France and Spain. The measure will be effective from March 30, a source told Moroccan news outlet Hespress. The decision is part of Morocco’s preventive measures to limit the s...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:48:56 +0000
Traffic in Suez Canal Resumes As Container Ship Successfully Unstuck
Rabat – After nearly a week of blocked traffic, Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, has finally been dislodged from the Suez Canal in Egypt, the canal authority said in a statement. On Tuesday, March 23, the 220,000-ton, 4...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:10:54 +0000
HCP Predicts Inflation to Evolve at “Relatively” Contained Levels
Rabat – The High Commission for Planning (HCP) expects inflation to continue to evolve at “relatively” contained levels during the year 2021.  HCP expects the inflation rate growth to accelerate in the second quarter given the upward trend...



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