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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:03:25 +0000
Axios: Biden to Uphold US Recognition of Morocco’s Western Sahara Sovereignty
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita that President Joe Biden will uphold former President Trump’s Western Sahara recognition. Axios quoted two sources familiar with today’s call betwee...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:53:24 +0000
Premier League Clubs’ Social Media Boycott Spreads Online
Rabat – A social media boycott by British football clubs is gaining traction online with a growing number of organizations joining the initiative. English football clubs today started a four-day boycott, pledging to stay off social media to pro...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:10:57 +0000
Morocco’s Airport Authority Opens Bid for Aircraft Boneyard Near Oujda
Rabat – Morocco’s National Airport Office (ONDA) announced a 10-year renewable bid for the construction of an aircraft boneyard outside Oujda, northeastern Morocco. The site will serve as a space for aircraft storage and will facilitate disas...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:49:46 +0000
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Holds 1st Call with Morocco’s FM
Rabat – Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today. The two officials discussed several topics of common interest, including security cooperation. “Had a good...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:46:50 +0000
Morocco Welcomes Kazakhstan’s Decision to Open Embassy in Rabat
Rabat – Morocco’s government has welcomed Kazakhstan’s decision to open an embassy in the North African country, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Morocco conveyed its appreciation to Kazakhstan during a phone call today be...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:18:01 +0000
Ramadan Violations: Morocco Arrests 20 at Drug, Shisha Party Near Rabat
Rabat – Gendarmes in Morocco arrest 20 young men attempting to violate Ramadan’s piety and general restrictions of state of emergency and night curfew. Officers arrested the young men in a private villa in Harhoura, just outside Rabat, on the...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:12:19 +0000
New Islamophobic, Racist Graffiti on Muslim Center in Rennes Sparks Uproar in France
Rabat – Muslims in France have condemned the new Islamophobic attack on the Avicenna Islamic Cultural Center in Rennes, northwest France. Police opened an investigation after anonymous individuals put Islamophobic graffiti on the walls of the I...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:08:38 +0000
COVID-19: Morocco’s Vaccinated Population Exceeds 5 Million
Rabat – Morocco has provided 5,054,642 people with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of today, April 30, the Ministry of Health announced. Morocco has fully vaccinated 4,260,412 with a second dose. The country confirmed 363 new COVID-1...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:51:54 +0000
Western Sahara: Algeria Escalates Anti-Moroccan Maneuvers with US
Rabat – The Algerian government is expressing satisfaction regarding the conversation its foreign affairs minister Sabri Boukadoum and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held on Thursday, April 29. Boukadoum took to Twitter to announce his ta...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:28:27 +0000
10-Hectare Wind Farm in Oualidia, Morocco Partially Operational
Rabat – InnoVent Maroc, a local subsidiary of the French-based renewable energy company InnoVent, is in the process of setting up a 36-megawatt wind farm in the town of Oualidia, in the Sidi Bennour province of Morocco. The 10-hectare wind farm...



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