Algerian public television, ENTV, addressed the situation of Moroccan farmers in El Arja in a caricatured and deceptive manner. A team went on-site to produce a report and collect «testimonies» from Moroccan farmers. In a crude montage, all the statements that do not serve the official Algerian narrative have disappeared. The video, which contains testimonies, was edited in a way that made the farmers of Figuig sound as if they accept the decision. The journalist
Morocco’s ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara met, Wednesday, with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement. The talks focused on «strengthening bilateral relations and political dialogue» between Rabat and Moscow. The settlement of the Western Sahara issue was also at the heart of this meeting. The same goes for the situation in North Africa as well as the increase in trade
A group of Moroccan hackers from the «Moroccan revolution» team announced on Tuesday that they had hacked 9 Iranian government sites. According to Zone-H, an archive of damaged websites, Moroccan hackers indicate having carried out the homepage defacement, namely the unsolicited modification of the presentation of a website, following its hacking by a hacker. Moroccan hackers also reported carrying out mass defacement and redefinitions of said Iranian government sites, most
466 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 490,088. 4,244,651 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 2,116,081 people have received the second. 578 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 477,305. 8 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
A fireball from a comet crossed the sky between the northern coast of Morocco and southern Andalusia on Tuesday, after entering the atmosphere at around 1.51 am at a speed of 140,000 kilometers per hour. According to EFE, this phenomenon has been documented by the detectors of the SMART project, of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). José María Madiedo, Spanish astrophysicist José María Madiedo who is part of the SMART project, explained that the
Closed for several months as part of restrictive measures intended to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, hammams (traditional baths) in Casablanca will finally be authorized to reopen starting from Thursday, March 18. «The public authorities will announce this decision and communicate it to the owners of public hammams starting from Wednesday, March 17», revealed Rabii Ouachi, from the Federation of owners and users of hammams and public baths on Wednesday. Speaking to
After a year spent behind bars, the very controversial Sheikh Abu Naim was released on Wednesday March 17. The Salafist was sentenced in April 2020 to one year in prison and fined 2,000 dirhams «for incitement to hatred and threats against citizens» and «insulting the State and its institutions». He had indeed denounced, in a video shared to his social media, the closure of mosques decided by the government to stop the spread of the new
The intensive use of digital tools in learning can negatively affect memorization, according to a study that looked at scientific students in Morocco.
Four blood clot cases have been reported in Morocco by the National Pharmacovigilance Center. Only one of these cases is under investigation, while the link with the vaccine has not been established when it comes to the others, according to the National Scientific Committee.
The low-cost airline carrier Ryanair has announced the launch, starting from July 1, 2021, a new line connecting Malaga (southern Spain) to Rabat. Ryanair indicates, in a press release, that this new line will include two flights a week and that it is part of the company's program for the summer of 2021 at the airport of Malaga. To celebrate the launch of this new route, Ryanair has put on sale tickets for trips until the end of October 2021, to be reserved until Sunday, March