
Morocco Suspends Soft Wheat Import Duties to Secure Domestic Supply
Morocco has suspended import duties on soft wheat and its derivatives for the period from January 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021.
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Morocco has suspended import duties on soft wheat and its derivatives for the period from January 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021.

34 deaths due to coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours in Morocco , the Ministry of Health announced. Since last March, 7,204 deaths have been recorded in the country.

Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said in a government meeting on Thursday that Morocco has ordered 65 million doses of the two vaccines it has identified for 25 million people.

Air Arabia Maroc is strengthening its route network and launching a new flight to Malaga from Nador-Al Aroui airport with two frequencies per week starting January 24, 2021.

Morocco and Israel will be able to restore their regular air links within 2 to 3 months, announced on Wednesday the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy, Nadia Fettah Alaoui.

The Ministry of Health reported the death of some 40 Covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 7,170 since the start of the epidemic in Morocco last March.

Assets and holdings held abroad amounted to 2.3 billion DH as of December 23, according to the Foreign Exchange Office , which had forecast 4 to 5 billion DH.

Morocco ranks 83rd out of 138 countries in the 2020 Global Knowledge Index (GKI) ranking. It ranks just behind Tunisia (82nd) and far ahead of Algeria (103rd).

Interpol has arrested a dangerous French drug trafficker of Moroccan origin in Casablanca after 14 years on the run. He is accused of belonging to a drug trafficking gang.

29 Moroccan doctors have obtained French nationality for having contributed to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In total, 700 doctors have been naturalized French out of 2,890 applications.

Morocco could benefit from Israeli expertise in water management to better ensure the availability of the blue gold in all its regions.

44 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. The number of people who have succumbed to Covid-19 in Morocco since the beginning of the epidemic now stands at 7,130, with a fatality rate of 1.7%.