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Morocco hopes to launch an ambitious vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus by year-end, but its efforts have sparked suspicion and rumours in the country, hard-hit by the pandemic. The North African kingdom is hoping to immunise 20 million adults against...

Covid assaults the MENA region Iran, Jordan and Morocco have recorded thousands of new Covid-19 infections in recent days, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that lockdowns could not stamp out the pandemic. "More than 60 percent of all cases in the...

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis as of 17 November: Europe tops 15 million cases - Europe on Tuesday topped 15 million confirmed infections, while France passed the two million mark. Worldwide, the coronavirus has killed at least 1,330,385...

Algeria imposed new coronavirus restrictions Sunday, closing sport and cultural centres as well as beaches after a spike in infections. The government called on Algerians to fight what it called a "concerning phase" of the pandemic. Algeria has registered more than...