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Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:52:05 +0000
Munir Scores First International Goal As Morocco Finishes AfCON Qualifiers in Style
Rabat – A laborious, but ultimately well-deserved win. All looks well for Morocco’s Atlas Lions — for now at least. Vahid Hallidhodzic’s men did tonight more than was nominally expected of them, claiming a quasi-useless win against an...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:32:45 +0000
Ramadan: Morocco to Switch Back to GMT on April 11
Rabat – With Ramadan around the corner, Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced the country will soon suspend the daylight savings time and return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on April 11. Every year, Morocco suspends daylight...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:17:37 +0000
Astronomer: April 14 is 1st Day of Ramadan in Morocco
Rabat – Moroccan astronomer Hicham El Aissaoui shared his astronomical forecast for the holy month of Ramadan. He said on a Facebook post that Morocco will celebrate the first day of Ramadan on April 14. El Aissaoui predicted Saudi Arabia would...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:17:18 +0000
Morocco Becomes Third Biggest Exporter of Mandarins
Rabat – Morocco has moved to become the third biggest exporter of mandarins globally, according to the Association of Citrus Producers of South Africa (CGA). The report takes into consideration the annual average of exports between 2015 and 202...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:07:43 +0000
Morocco Launches Program to Benefit from Diaspora’s Expertise in Green Technology
Rabat – On Tuesday in Rabat, Morocco’s Ministry of Energy, Mining, and the Environment and the Ministry in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) signed a partnership agreement with the Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:44:23 +0000
Western Sahara: US Calls on UN to Speed Up Appointment of New Envoy
Rabat – The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has urged the UN to speed up the process of appointing a new envoy for Western Sahara. Blinken made his request during a virtual meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guteress on Monday. The...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:10:48 +0000
Prominent World Leaders Call for a New International Pandemic Treaty
Rabat – Leaders of several nations and WHO called for a new international pandemic treaty to better prepare the world to deal with future pandemics. In a joint statement published today, the leaders called for a similar response to the one that...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:31:38 +0000
New Agreement Will Help Moroccan Exporters Achieve Decarbonization
Rabat – The Moroccan Association of Exporters (ASMEX) signed an agreement with Bureau Veritas Maroc (BVM), the provider of testing, inspection, and certification services, on March 29. EcoActu reports that the agreement will allow the two organ...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:42:11 +0000
New COVID-19 Strain: Morocco Announces 3-Day Lockdown in Dakhla
Rabat – Security services announced on Monday a three-day lockdown in the city of Dakhla, southern Morocco after the detection of 40 cases of the new COVID-19 strain. Salima Saasaa the regional director of health in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab regi...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:09:15 +0000
Passengers From Spain, France Can Travel to Morocco Without PCR Test Today
Rabat – Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced that passengers traveling from France and Spain to Morocco can make the trip without a prior PCR test only today, March 30. Passengers traveling on March 30 will take a PCR test upon arrival at the airpor...



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