The Israeli Prime Minister announced Wednesday that his country will donate nearly 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to several countries. According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said that the number of countries to be granted the doses might be between 15 and 20. Said countries would mainly include those with diplomatic relations with Israel and others that do not have links with Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) and
Although it has gained two places compared to the previous edition of this index published annually by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Morocco is lagging behind Tunisia, Algeria and Libya.
Expected to visit Morocco on Friday, February 26, to meet Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, the new Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah postponed his trip. He «apologized» for this postponement that is due to «domestic affairs» in Libya, adding that he would respond to the invitation «as soon as possible». The Moroccan Foreign Ministry confirmed the visit of the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aqila Saleh, who is due to meet with the Moroccan foreign
The Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering, has added Morocco to its terrorism funding and money laundering watchlist. Morocco was added to the list that includes Burkina Faso, Senegal and the Cayman Islands. The decision was made during a plenary session held this week. This list includes 19 countries, which only partially comply with international rules for
King Mohammed VI sent a congratulatory message to Mohamed Bazoum following his election as President of the Republic of Niger. «By placing their trust in you, the Nigerien people paid homage to your humane qualities and to your rich political experience», wrote the sovereign. «The Sovereign also salutes the excellent friendship that the two countries maintain, a friendship marked by solidarity cooperation and a common vision for the unity and development of
386 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 482,514. 3,160,479 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 43,626 received their second shot. 726 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 467,541. 6 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,598. 3 of these deaths were recorded
A farm manager was found guilty of sexually assaulting and harassing four Moroccan seasonal workers in Spain. His conviction will restore hope, especially to Moroccan seasonal workers who have been campaigning since 2018 to denounce their alleged attackers.
The Algerian President is commemorating the 46th anniversary of the proclamation, on February 27, 1976, of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» in his own way. Abdelmadjid Tebboune received, Thursday at the Al Mouradia Palace, Brahim Ghali. The meeting is the first of its kind since the election of Tebboune in December 2019. It crowns, in fact, a series of statements by the Head of State in favor of the Polisario. On the occasion of his speech dedicated to the
Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Moderna said on Wednesday that it shipped a new version of its already-authorized Covid-19 vaccine to testing sites. The new vaccine is part of a three-pronged strategy the company is adopting to combat new variants that make Sars-CoV-2 more infectious, Time Magazine reports. The American company plans to test this version on participants in the first trials of the original vaccine, vaccinated six to twelve months ago, as well as in unvaccinated
The legislative framework for the legalization of cannabis cultivation is ready. The Ministry of the Interior, which drafted the bill, intends to create an Agency, placed under «the supervision of the State».