The nighttime curfew to be implemented during the month of Ramadan was «imposed out of necessity, although it was a difficult decision», the head of government said on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of the government council held online, Saadeddine El Othmani stressed that the government «does not want to restrict the movement of citizens, especially that Moroccans have particular rituals during Ramadan». «It was primordial to make this decision to avoid the
In Algeria, the media war launched months ago against Morocco has reached a new milestone while Rabat observes silence. Explanations.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans Living Abroad approved, Thursday, the new maritime fisheries agreement between Morocco and the Russian Federation, four months after it was passed by the government council. The text renews the agreement signed in 2016 between Rabat and Moscow and which expired in March 2020. Sources within the parliament told Alyaoum 24 that this agreement includes the principles of cooperation, exploitation and
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced that it is halting all flights to and from 17 countries. RAM has indicated that this suspension will last until May 21, 2021. The decision covers flights from and to Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, England, Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and Ghana. It also applies to special flights. «With the exception of
La Republique en Marche (LaREM) MP Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas, vice-president of the France-Morocco friendship group and spokesperson for the LaREM group at the National Assembly and Jaoued Boussakouran, LaREM Maghreb and West Africa referent announced, Thursday, the creation of an LaREM committee in Dakhla and Agadir. The creation of these new committees is meant to strengthen the «network» of the presidential majority party LaREM in the Maghreb and West Africa, they said in
The Clásico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will take place on Saturday April 10 in the Spanish capital. Two days before the match, the Professional Football League published a four-minute video to promote the game. In said video, the team travels across five continents to choose 27 cities. Dakhla, in southern Morocco, was one of the cities featured in the video. The flags of the two clubs were hoisted on the city's famous «White Dune». LaLiga delegate in
A first allocation of vaccines against the new coronavirus has been granted to Morocco, through the COVAX program of the World Health Organization (WHO), pending additional doses in the coming weeks. The Health ministry announced Thursday evening that this supply will allow the country to «carry out the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, launched on January 28», without specifying the number of batches of injections granted. According to UNICEF, Morocco has
635 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 500,323. 4,433,939 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,075,290 people have received the second. 564 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 486,913. 6 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
According to a press release from the House of Representatives, the president of the Chinese National Assembly indicated that his country, which had supplied the Kingdom with a large quantity of doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines, will ensure that Morocco is supplied with 10 million vaccine doses during the months of April and May. The President of the National People's Assembly of China, Li Zhanshu, hailed on Wednesday the leadership of King Mohammed VI and the tangible results obtained by
663 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 499,688. 4,410,023 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,038,083 people have received the second. 641 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 486,349. 2 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related