97 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 494,756. 4,302,897 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 3,455,603 people have received the second. 233 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 482,585. 9 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
The Moroccan government has decided to extend by two weeks, starting from Tuesday March 30 at 9 pm, the nighttime curfew adopted on January 13 to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) . A government press release indicates that this decision is based on the recommendations of the Scientific and Technical Commission, which stressed the need of maintaining the necessary measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. This extension also comes after the evolution of this
The Moroccan authorities decided on Monday, March 29, to halt flights to and from France and Spain, starting from Tuesday, March 30. Airlines operating flights between Morocco and the two European countries have been notified of this decision, local media reported. France and Spain are added to the list of 37 countries that the Kingdom had previously halted flights with due to the new coronavirus.
400 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine will be sent to African Union countries, the American pharmaceutical giant announced on Monday. As a first step, 220 million doses will be delivered to African countries, including Morocco, by the third quarter of 2021. These countries can order 180 million additional doses by 2022, reports AFP. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires only one injection. «No one is safe until everyone is safe, and we have been
The world’s longest conveyor belt is located in Morocco and can be seen from space. The belt is used to transport phosphate ore mined in Bou Craa to the Laayoune beach.
Local authorities in the city of Dakhla decided, Monday, to implement a total lockdown in the city, after discovering 40 new cases of the UK strain of Covid-19. Most of these cases were discovered among students of the National School of Business and Management. And local media sources reported that the authorities of the Dakhla region decided to impose a lockdown in the city within the next 72 hours. The precautionary measures taken are to prohibit night movement, except in special cases, to
Preparation for the «African Lion 2021» military exercise, scheduled for June, is underway. On Saturday, the southern zone of the Royal Armed Forces, in Agadir, hosted a coordination meeting between Moroccan officers, their American counterparts, as well as those of other countries, according to Ahdath Al Maghribia. «This year’s military exercise is marked by the United States recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. For the first time,
On Sunday, 15 ancient bottles, carefully buried in the roof of a building located in eastern Tangier, were unearthed. According to the Agency for the Promotion and Development of the Northern Regions, these glass bottles were found as part of the rehabilitation program of the ancient city of Tangier, which is carried out by the agency under the supervision of the Tangiers-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region. The same source added that this group of large-sized glass bottles was carefully buried in the
In a campaign launched Sunday, March 28, strangers in Tangier hung messages on the walls of the city center, urging «parents to veil their daughters», reports Tangier24. The stickers called those who refused to do so «honorless». The messages referred to unveiled girls as «cheap products» that their parents put on the sidewalks, in the streets and on the roads. Tangier is known for the proliferation of followers of radical movements who do not
The Biden administration is planning to host an online climate summit on April 22 and 23. Forty states are invited to the event, but Morocco is not on the list, revealed by the White House on Friday, March 26. In Africa, the United States invited the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Gabon and Nigeria. The Arab world will be represented by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The kingdom hosted in November 2016 in Marrakech the
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