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Morocco Sets 2021 Election Calendar, Parliamentary Vote Before October 8
Elections will indeed take place in Morocco and on time. An initial electoral calendar has just been published by the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit.
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Morocco Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions for Ramadan to Prevent Third Wave
Faced with the new cases of contamination detected in the last two weeks, the Moroccan government has strengthened the restrictive measures during the holy month of Ramadan. This is the ban on night travel nationwide from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., except for exceptional cases, with the maintenance of the various preventive measures announced previously.
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Morocco's Government to Consider Extending National Health Emergency
The government is holding its council next Thursday under the chairmanship of its head, Saad Dine El Otmani. On the agenda of the work, among other things, a draft decree relating to the extension of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory, the examination of proposals for appointments to high positions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 92 of the Constitution.
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Morocco Extends COVID-19 Precautions Amid Concerns Over New Variants
As of this Tuesday, March 30 and until April 15, the prevention and precautionary measures adopted on January 13 will be maintained. This is the decision of the government to protect the population from a third wave of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
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Former Moroccan PM Freezes Party Ties Over Cannabis Legalization Bill
A few hours after the adoption of the draft law legalizing the use of cannabis, Abdelilah Benkirane , former head of government, has carried out his threat. As he had promised, the former leader of the PJD will freeze his membership in the party of the lamp.
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Moroccan Small Businesses Urge End to Night Curfew as Sales Plummet
Faced with poor sales and a drop in their turnover, small businesses are demanding the lifting of the night curfew and the establishment of local and regional commissions to monitor the situation of businesses.
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Morocco Delays Cannabis Legalization Bill Amid Political Tensions
After a first postponement, the government council, chaired by Saâd-Eddine El Othmani , again postponed, last Thursday, the examination of bill no. 13.21 relating to the lawful uses of cannabis, to a later meeting. Do these two successive postponements presage a retreat of the government when the PJDists are shaken by an internal crisis over the legalization of cannabis?
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Morocco Advances Biomedical Research with New Protections for Study Participants
The government wants to promote medical research. To this end, a new draft decree relating to the implementation of the provisions of Law No. 28-13 on the protection of persons participating in research has been adopted by the Council of Government.
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Morocco Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency Amid Vaccination Progress
Morocco has just extended the state of health emergency until April 10. This 12th extension of the state of health emergency is part of the government’s efforts to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the Executive.
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Morocco Set to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions, Extend Business Hours
The Moroccan government should soon announce the easing of the restrictive measures in force since January 13. The decision concerns in particular the extension of the opening hours of shops, cafes and restaurants.
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Morocco Extends Nationwide Curfew and COVID-19 Restrictions Amid New Virus Variants
Morocco has extended by two weeks the restrictive measures adopted on January 13 and the curfew, starting this Tuesday at 9 p.m. This extension comes on the basis of the recommendations of the technical committee to counter the coronavirus, according to a government statement.
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Morocco Debates Lifting COVID Curfew and Travel Restrictions as Cases Decline
There are diverging opinions within the Moroccan government on the maintenance of the curfew and the derogatory travel permit, still in effect since the beginning of the health crisis in Morocco.