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A memorandum of understanding was signed on Friday between the Ivorian government and OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the Moroccan Group OCP. The objective is to inject new momentum into rice production in this West African country.
The 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival will not take place, at least in November 2020, as originally planned by the organizing committee. The reason given: the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In Tangier, residents still need an exit permit. In this large city in northern Morocco, coronavirus infection cases are on the rise.
The rehabilitation work on the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella, recently launched, respects the specific modern techniques of the archaeology of heritage buildings. Classified as a Moroccan historical monument in 1932, and ravaged by the earthquake of February 29, 1960, this site will rise from the ashes.
According to experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), people with chronic diseases are much more vulnerable to the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Several establishments on the Casablanca corniche have had their drink licenses revoked by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) which was carrying out routine checks in these times of health crisis due to Covid-19.
Despite the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Industry is very serene about the automotive industry, which is nevertheless in difficulty. According to Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Morocco intends to take advantage of all the opportunities offered by the crisis to become the most competitive automotive hub in the world.
From this Sunday, September 6 at noon, any movement to and from the cities of Khénifra and M’rirt is strictly prohibited. This is the decision taken by the local authorities of the province of Khénifra, due to the resurgence of the number of positive cases of coronavirus.
The closure of borders has made thousands of Moroccan cross-border workers who worked in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla unemployed. This situation, added to the anguish of the coronavirus pandemic, makes their daily life painful.
Several associations, political parties, academic figures, and trade unions in Morocco have expressed their opposition through a petition to the announcement of the arrival of Jared Kushner, special advisor to Donald Trump.
The Minister of National Education indicated that more than 80% of families have opted for face-to-face teaching, up until this Thursday morning. Saaïd Amzazi made this announcement during a presentation on the 2020-2021 school year before the members of the Government Council.
The funeral of the icon of theater and comedy in Morocco, Abdeljabbar Louzir, took place on Thursday in Marrakech, in an atmosphere tinged with emotion and sadness.