The Moroccan authorities started, Monday, the distribution process of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine, preparing for the launch of the vaccination campaign, expected to begin this week, MAP wrote. The distribution operation was launched in Casablanca this morning, with trucks loaded with vaccine doses. The doses will be delivered to the different regions of the country. For the record, Morocco received on Friday 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in partnership with the Oxford
The Israeli government approved, Sunday, the normalization agreement to improve ties with Morocco, the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel under a foreign policy launched by the former Trump administration. According to Jerusalem Post, this agreement will now be submitted to the Knesset for ratification. الحكومة صادقت اليوم على اتفاقية إقامة العلاقات مع المغرب. هنأت في مستهل جلسة الحكومة جلالة
On Sunday, the US National Security Advisor affirmed the Biden administration’s commitment to Israel’s security and support for the agreements signed with Arab countries, including Morocco.
520 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 466,289. 748 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 442,441. 22 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,150. 6 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Marrakech-Safi, 3 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 2 in
Months after it inaugurated a consulate in Laayoune, Burundi announced recently it's closure. The decision was made on grounds of "strategic reasons and reciprocity", the Burundian Foreign MInistry wrote on Twitter on Thursday. However, the same tweet was deleted without any explanation. The announcement has quickly made headlines in Algeria and the Tindouf camps, without mentioning the tweet deletion. "Our embassy in Rabat, Morocco, will remain functional and in return Burundi expects the
While sporadic military harassment in the Sahara will not be a game-changer on the ground, the goal is to get the attention of the Biden administration.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to visit the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in February, Israel Hayom reveals. The Prime Minister's office is in discussions with Abu Dhabi and Manama to work on the two visits, scheduled between February 9 and 11, the same source wrote, quoting senior officials. Netanyahu is expected to meet with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, and attend a series of economic meetings in Dubai. Then, he will make a six-hour trip to Manama,
925 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 465,769. 1,041 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 431,693. 23 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,128. 6 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 3 in Fès-Meknès,
A PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology based in the United States, Moroccan Abdelfattah El Ouaamari is fascinated with biochemistry. This passion led him to a special field of research, linked to diabetes. Currently Assistant Professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, he conducting his own research to understand this disease and thus achieve a cure, without resorting to insulin.
The Ministry of Health approved on Friday evening the use of the vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm against the new coronavirus. The approval was decided during a meeting of the commission in charge of urgently authorizing the use of vaccines in Morocco. This decision is based on several weeks of examining the Chinese vaccine, on the basis of scientific data and the results provided by the laboratory, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health. With this