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A prison guard was attacked with scissors in the prison of Ghent on Tuesday by Hassan Hamdaoui, nicknamed "the terror of the Place Saint-Jean". The man of Moroccan origin would have committed this act of despair out of fear of being deprived of Belgian nationality like his young brother.
Halal is not bio-compatible, indicates a ruling by the Council of State issued on December 31. It thus rejects the appeal of the company Bionoor, which marketed organic halal (without stunning) minced steaks under the "Tendre France" brand.
The employers’ associations of Morocco and Israel organized several virtual meetings on Monday, January 4th to discuss initiatives to boost economic cooperation between the two countries. These are the first contacts between the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) since the normalization of relations.
Morocco received its first batch of the Sinopharm anti-Covid vaccine from the Chinese laboratory on Tuesday, January 5th. Pending the receipt of the remaining batches, including those from the British laboratory AstraZeneca, the vaccination campaign could be launched in the very near future.
The Moroccan economy should experience growth of 0.5% in the first quarter "in annual variation, after four consecutive quarters of decline", according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP) .
The coronavirus killed 37 patients in 24 hours in Morocco , bringing the number of people who have died from Covid-19 to 7,618 since the start of the epidemic in March last year.
Casablanca was shaken on Tuesday by a violent explosion in the Anfa district. No casualties were reported except for a fire that broke out and damage to the affected building.
Gusts of wind and locally heavy thunderstorms are expected from Wednesday to Friday in several provinces of the Kingdom, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM).
The prefecture of Mohammedia has formally denied the "reopening" of hammams. It has urged the promoters of these Moorish baths to "respect" the decisions of the government authorities.
Royal Air Maroc is preparing to transport vaccines to the kingdom. To this end, an agreement has been signed between the national airline and Envirotainer to offer its customers temperature-controlled containers.
The recent declines in Covid-19 cases have led to a decline in the reproduction rate (RO). It stood at 0.80 on January 5, 2021 compared to 0.93 on December 20, announced the head of the communicable diseases division at the Ministry of Health, Abdelkrim Meziane Belfkih.
43 deaths due to coronavirus were recorded in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced. The number of people who have succumbed to coronavirus now stands at 7,581 since the start of the epidemic in March last year.