In a telephone conversation, King Mohammed VI and President Xi Jinping discussed China’s Covid-19 vaccine. President Xi Jinping said that China stands ready to promote cooperation with Morocco on Covid-19 vaccine development and production.
Morocco’s Tangier Med port is the 35th most important container port in the world, according to the Lloyd’s List ranking. It is also the leading container transshipment port in the Mediterranean, ranked first in Africa for the third year in a row, a statement said. The same source points out that this ranking includes the top 120 ports in the world out of 500 with a container activity. «The Tanger Med port achieved in 2019 : 4.8 million containers, thus recording the best
The Guerguerate border crossing has once again been blocked. Since Monday morning, around ten Sahrawis from areas controlled by the Polisario east of the security wall, have closed the crossing hampering commercial activities between Morocco and Mauritania. MINURSO sent three envoys on Monday afternoon to start talks with the group of Sahrawis. The latter asks the UN to «put an end to the plundering of Western Sahara's natural resources by Morocco». This offensive comes
Moroccan journalist Abdellah Imassi has won the Telly Awards 2020 bronze award. The Washington-based investigative journalist, who works for the Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN) was awarded for his investigative work on the killing of protesters in Sudan «Who is Kills Protestors in Sudan?». The piece focused on the killings committed under the Omar al-Bashir regime. It also sheds light on the 2013 protests that led to the death of several
1,191 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 62,590. 1,240 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 47,595. 30 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,141. The country now has 13,854 active cases under treatment. The number of critically ill patients reached 202,
After building a test bench to investigate the potential of floating PV systems, a group of Moroccan scientists concluded that the technology can provide a great opportunity for Morocco due to its huge solar radiation, coastal surfaces and many water bodies.
20 employees at Morocco's national broadcaster the Broadcasting and Television National Company (SNRT) have tested positive for the coronavirus. «Following the resumption of several vital activities at SNRT, positive cases of COVID 19 have been recorded among the employees», said the company in a press release sent Monday to Yabiladi. Prior to resumption, staff on leave had to undergo antibody tests. SNRT indicated that it has implemented all the health and preventive
The Coronavirus health crisis has exposed inequalities in MENA countries, including Morocco. To overcome that, Oxfam suggests implementing taxing wealth.
Rüppell's Vultures flying over northern Morocco have been tagged this summer in an attempt to protect and understand the critically endangered species, Birdguides wrote. Vultures breed across sub-Saharan Africa and stop in northern Morocco during the summer. According to the same source, the tagging operation started on June at the Vulture Rehabiliation Center at Jbel Moussa. Three Rüppell's Vultures were caught on June 19 and successfully tagged. The tags were provided
In Tuscany, a region in central Italy, two Moroccan sisters aged 3 and 14 died were killed by falling tree. The incident took place on Sunday at the Verde Mare Campsite. Crushed by the tree, the younger sister died on the spot while the teenager died a few hours after she was admitted to the hospital. Their 19-year-old sister was slightly injured, while their parents did not suffer any injury. Several local media indicate that the Moroccan family resides in the Turin