On Sunday, the official Algerian news agency published an article on the Sahara… located in Egypt, believing that the case was linked to Western Sahara.
A Spanish-speaking Sahrawi media confirmed on Monday, May 3, that Polisario leader Brahim Ghali will be heard by Spanish justice. The media close to the Polisario indicates that the mandate issued by the examining magistrate Santiago Pedraz Gómez from the National Hearing in Madrid is a «blow to democracy and the separation of powers in Spain». «The Spanish justice finally gave in to blackmail and pressure from the Kingdom of
56 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 511,912. 5,107,128 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,282,269 people have received the second. 209 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 498,624. 4 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,032. 2 deaths
An Indian national and a Moroccan have tested positive, in Casablanca, for the new Indian variant of Covid-19, the Health Ministry announced in a press release issued on Monday. The two cases were recorded among a Moroccan and an Indian national. The same source explains that these two cases were detected in Casablanca. The two cases are currently held in quarantine, based on the health protocol adopted by the Kingdom, in addition to their contact cases. For the record, Morocco
Spanish police arrested a pharmacy employee in the municipality of El Ejido, located in the province of Almeria, after he forged Covid-19 tests handed to Moroccans planning to return to Morocco. According to La Voz de Almeria an investigation was launched on April 20, after it was confirmed that a pharmacy was illegally selling PCR tests. It turned out that a 24-year-old pharmacy employee was the one who forged documents in order to enable a group of people to travel to countries that required
South African insurer Sanlam announced on Monday, May 3, that it will acquire an additional 22.8% stake in Moroccan insurance company SAHAM Assurance Maroc for $137.09 million, Reuters reported. This acquisition will bring Sanlam’s direct and indirect stake in the Moroccan company to 84.5%, the same source added. It is worth mentioning that in October 2018, Sanlam fulfilled all the conditions for the $1.1 billion purchase of the shares it doesn’t already own in Saham Finances
Morocco’s interest in Cuban expertise in medicine was at the heart of a meeting held Saturday, May 1, between the Havana ambassador in Rabat, Javier Dómokos, and the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb. The diplomat expressed on this occasion, «the willingness of his government to share its experiences in the fields of health and biotechnology» with the kingdom, indicates Prensa Latina, citing Cuban diplomatic sources. During the talks, Dómokos
The judicial police of the civil guard opened, Sunday, an investigation to unveil the circumstances surrounding the death of an 18-year-old girl of Moroccan origin. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, the Moroccan national was found dead at her place in the city of Cartaya, located in the province of Huelva. Sources from the Civil Guard informed EFE that this discovery took place during the early hours of Sunday, after 5 a.m. The same sources said the body was
After ten days of silence, the Spanish justice decided to summon Brahim Ghali, Spanish media reported. The investigating judge of the National Hearing in Madrid, Santiago Pedraz Gómez, issued a warrant to hear the Polisario leader on May 5 at 10:30 a.m., following a complaint filed by the dissident Sahrawi Fadel Breika who has Spanish citizenship. He had been kidnapped, arrested and tortured for months without a trial before his release on November 10, 2019. Breika
294 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 511,856. 5,055,239 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,260,605 people have received the second. 284 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 498,415. 2 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,028. 1 death